ทองแดง

Thai

Etymology

From ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold; any metallic material, as bronze, copper, etc”) +‎ แดง (dɛɛng, “red”). Compare Lao ທອງແດງ (thǭng dǣng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทองแดง d ɒ ŋ æ ɗ ŋ
Phonemic		ทอง-แดง d ɒ ŋ – æ ɗ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	tɔɔng-dɛɛng
	Royal Institute	thong-daeng
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰɔːŋ˧.dɛːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

ทองแดง • (tɔɔng-dɛɛng)

1. copper.
2. (slang) the speaking in the Southern Thai dialect mixed with the Central Thai dialect.
3. (zoology) the cricket Teleogryllus mitratus of the family Gryllidae.
4. (pathology) monorchism.

Derived terms

• กระทะทองแดง (grà-tá-tɔɔng-dɛɛng)
• คอทองแดง
• เหรียญทองแดง

 

Descendants

• → Khmer: ទង់ដែង (tʊəŋ daeŋ)