ตำลึง
Thai
editPronunciation
editOrthographic | ตำลึง t å l ụ ŋ | |
Phonemic | ตำ-ลึง t å – l ụ ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | dtam-lʉng |
Royal Institute | tam-lueng | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tam˧.lɯŋ˧/(R) |
Etymology 1
editCompare Mon တၞုင် (tnung) (as in တၞုင်ကရောပ် (tnungkarop, “ivy gourd”)).
Noun
editตำลึง • (dtam-lʉng)
- (botany) ivy gourd: the plant Coccinia grandis of the family Cucurbitaceae.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Khmer តំលិង (taṃliṅa), តំលីង (taṃlīṅa), តំម្លិង (taṃmliṅa), តំម្លីង (taṃmlīṅa), តម្លិង (tamliṅa, “weight for precious metals; coin, probably of silver”). Cognate with Modern Khmer តំឡឹង (tɑmləng), Lao ຕຳລຶງ (tam lưng).
Noun
editตำลึง • (dtam-lʉng)
- a traditional Thai unit of currency, equal to 4 บาท (bàat).
- a traditional Thai unit of weight, equal to 60 grams.
Derived terms
edit- พูดไปสองไพเบี้ย นิ่งเสียตำลึงทอง (pûut-bpai-sɔ̌ɔng-pai-bîia-nîng-sǐia-dtam-lʉng-tɔɔng)