บุ้ง
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | บุ้ง ɓ u ˆ ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | bûng |
Royal Institute | bung | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /buŋ˥˩/(R) |
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Tai *C̥.boŋꟲ (“caterpillar”). Cognate with Lao ບົ້ງ (bong), Shan မူင်ႈ (mūung) or ဝူင်ႈ (wūung), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (büṅ), Zhuang mbungq (“butterfly”).
Noun edit
บุ้ง • (bûng) (classifier ตัว)
- caterpillar: larva of a butterfly or moth.
Synonyms edit
- ร่าน (râan)
Descendants edit
- → Lao: ບຸ້ງ (bung)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Tai *ɓuŋꟲ (“morning glory”). Cognate with Lao ບຸ້ງ (bung) or ບົ້ງ (bong).
Noun edit
บุ้ง • (bûng)
- (ผัก~) water morning glory: the plant Ipomoea aquatica of the family Convolvulaceae.