Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicด่าง
ɗ ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondàang
Royal Institutedang
(standard) IPA(key)/daːŋ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴮ (lye). Cognate with Lao ດັ່ງ (dang), Shan လင်ႇ (làng), Zhuang ndaengq.

Noun edit

ด่าง (dàang)

  1. lye
  2. (chemistry) hydroxide of alkali metal, a kind of base

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Tai *ɓlaːŋᴮ (white-spotted). Cognate with Lao ດ່າງ (dāng), Ahom 𑜓𑜂𑜫 (daṅ).

Adjective edit

ด่าง (dàang) (abstract noun ความด่าง)

  1. spotted; dappled
  2. discoloured