จอง
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom 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, “to bind; to tie”) (extended as ចំណង (cɑmnɑɑng), from which Thai จำนอง (jam-nɔɔng) is derived), Lao ຈອງ (chǭng).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic/Phonemic | จอง t͡ɕ ɒ ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | jɔɔng |
Royal Institute | chong | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕɔːŋ˧/(R) |
Verb
editจอง • (jɔɔng) (abstract noun การจอง)
- (archaic) to secure; to fasten; to bind; to tie.
- (archaic) to construct, build, or erect, especially with stone or brick.
- to reserve; to book; to bespeak.
Synonyms
editto reserve; to book
- สำรอง (sǎm-rɔɔng)