จอง

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer ចោង៑ (coṅ), ចោង (coṅa), ចោង្ង៑ (coṅṅ, “to secure, to fasten, to bind, to tie; to construct, to build, to erect; to build with stone or brick, to make stonework or brickwork; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចង (cɑɑng), extended as ចំណង (cɑmnɑɑng), from which Thai จำนอง (jam-nɔɔng) is derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		จอง t͡ɕ ɒ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	jɔɔng
	Royal Institute	chong
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕɔːŋ˧/^(R)

Verb

จอง • (jɔɔng) (abstract noun การจอง)

(archaic) to secure; to fasten; to bind; to tie.
(archaic) to construct, build, or erect, especially with stone or brick.
จองถนน
jɔɔng tà-nǒn
to construct a road
to reserve; to book; to bespeak.

Synonyms

to reserve; to book

สำรอง (sǎm-rɔɔng)

Derived terms

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