ฝูง
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *fuːŋᴬ¹ (“flock; swarm; group; party”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨺᩪᨦ, Lao ຝູງ (fūng), Lü ᦚᦳᧂ (ḟung), Shan ၽုင် (phǔng) or ၾုင် (fǔng), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phuṅ).
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | ฝูง v ū ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | fǔung |
Royal Institute | fung | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /fuːŋ˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun edit
ฝูง • (fǔung)
- group: collection or assemblage (of persons, things, etc).
Usage notes edit
- Rarely used of inanimate things.
- Groups of elephants are called โขลง (klǒong).
- Now, applying the term to other living things than non-human animals is somewhat archaic, and applying the term to human beings can be considered derogatory and offensive.