แมง
See also: แม่ง
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mlɛːŋᴬ (“insect”) which /-l-/ is dropped, from Proto-Tai *m.leːŋᴬ (“insect”), which is either from Middle Chinese 螟蛉 (MC meng leng, “caterpillar”)[1] or native Tai borrowed into Chinese.[2]
Cognate with Thai แมลง (má-lɛɛng).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | แมง æ m ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mɛɛng |
| Royal Institute | maeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /mɛːŋ˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
แมง • (mɛɛng)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
- ^ Schuessler, Axel. 2007. An Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese. University of Hawaii Press. p. 388