Gong

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Etymology

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From Thai ทอง (tɔɔng).

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Noun

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ทอง (transliteration needed)

  1. gold

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Isan

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Noun

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ทอง (transliteration needed)

  1. copper

Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Chinese (OC *doːŋ, “copper”). Cognate with Old Khmer daṅa, d̈aṅa, daṅṅa, daṃṅa, doṅa, duṅa; Modern Khmer ទង់ (tŭəng), ថង (thɑɑng), ទង (tɔɔng); Lao ທອງ (thǭng); Vietnamese đồng.

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Orthographic/Phonemicทอง
d ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontɔɔng
Royal Institutethong
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɔːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

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ทอง (tɔɔng)

  1. gold.
  2. (slang) feces.
  3. any metallic material, such as bronze, brass, copper, etc.

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gold, gold metal

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Western Lawa

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Noun

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ทอง (thoang)

  1. satchel.