ทุ่ง

See also: ทั้ง and ทิ้ง

Thai

Alternative forms
  • ท่ง (tông)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *doŋᴮ (“open field”). Cognate with Lao ທົ່ງ (thong), Isan ท่ง, Northern Thai ᨴᩫ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨴᩫ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lü ᦑᦳᧂᧈ (tung¹), Shan တူင်ႈ (tūung), Tai Dam ꪶꪕ꪿ꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥖᥨᥒ (tong), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜂𑜫 (tuṅ), Zhuang doengh. Also compare Vietnamese đồng, Chinese 垌.

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicทุ่ง
d u ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontûng
Royal Institutethung
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰuŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

ทุ่ง • (tûng)

  1. field: expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.

Derived terms
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