Thai

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Etymology

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ปรุง (bprung, to concoct) +‎

Pronunciation

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Orthographicบำรุง
ɓ å r u ŋ
Phonemic
บำ-รุง
ɓ å – r u ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbam-rung
Royal Institutebam-rung
(standard) IPA(key)/bam˧.ruŋ˧/(R)

Verb

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บำรุง (bam-rung) (abstract noun การบำรุง)

  1. to care for; to cherish.
  2. to promote; to improve.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Li, Fang Kuei (1977) A Handbook of Comparative Tai, Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 60