Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɟoːŋᴮ (crack; hole). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩬ᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨩᩬ᩵ᨦ, Isan ซ่อง, Lao ຊ່ອງ (sǭng), ᦋᦸᧂᧈ (tsoang¹), Tai Dón ꪋꪮꪉꫀ, Shan ၸွင်ႈ (tsāung), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜂𑜫 (choṅ), Zhuang congh. Possibly related to ซ่อง (sɔ̂ng).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicช่อง
d͡ʑ ˋ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ช็่อง
d͡ʑ ˘ ˋ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonchɔ̂ng
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(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰɔŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun edit

ช่อง (chɔ̂ng)

  1. opening; hole; cavity; gap.

Derived terms edit