ธง
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain, but ธ in the word is definitely contaminated by Pali dhaja (whence Thai ธชะ, ธัช (tách)). Compare Northern Thai ᨴᩩᨦ, Lao ທຸງ (thung), Khün ᨴᩩᨦ, Lü ᦑᦳᧂ (tung), Shan တုင်း (túng), Tai Nüa ᥖᥧᥒᥰ (tüng), Khmer ទង់ (tŭəng).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ธง dʰ ŋ | |
| Phonemic | ทง d ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tong |
| Royal Institute | thong | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰoŋ˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ธงก์ | |
Noun edit
- flag.