Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicเถียง
e tʰ ī y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontǐiang
Royal Institutethiang
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰia̯ŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Isan เถียง, Lao ຖຽງ (thīang), Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᨿᨦ (thiang¹), Khün ᨳ᩠ᨿᨦ (theeng¹), ᦵᦏᧂ (ṫheng), Tai Dam ꪖꪸꪉ (thiêng), Shan ထဵင် (thǎeng), Ahom 𑜌𑜢𑜂𑜫 (thiṅ).

Verb edit

เถียง (tǐiang) (abstract noun การเถียง)

  1. (transitive) to argue; to dispute; to contend.
  2. (transitive) to differ; to be different; to disagree; to be contrary (to each other).
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Lao ຖຽງ (thīang), Shan ထဵင် (thǎeng), Ahom 𑜌𑜢𑜂𑜫 (thiṅ).

 
such lodging in Nan Province, Thailand, 2006

Noun edit

เถียง (tǐiang)

  1. (~นา) temporary lodging in or near a paddy, usually found in the form of a hut or shack, typically used by a person entrusted with watching rice, guarding a granary, etc.