Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɟm̩.rukᴰ (tomorrow) which /-k/ becomes /-ŋ/ due to assimilation with นี้ ("this"). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩕᩪᨠ or ᨽᩪᨠ, Lao ພຸກ (phuk) (in ພຸກນີ້ (phuk nī)), ᦘᦳᧅ (phuk), Shan ၽုၵ်ႈ (phūk), Zhuang byug (in ngoenzbyug).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicพรุ่ง
b r u ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
พฺรุ่ง
b ̥ r u ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonprûng
Royal Institutephrung
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰruŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun edit

พรุ่ง (prûng)

  1. tomorrow.
    ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง
    to procrastinate
    ตายวันตายพรุ่ง
    (to live) like there is no tomorrow

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Lao: ພຸ່ງ (phung)