บ่าง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀbaːŋᴮ¹ (“squirrel; flying squirrel”), from Proto-Tai *baːŋᴮ (“flying squirrel”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷ᩵ᩤ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨷ᩵ᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lao ບ່າງ (bāng), Lü ᦢᦱᧂᧈ (ḃaang¹), Shan ဝၢင်ႇ (wàang), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥒᥱ (mǎang).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		บ่าง ɓ ˋ ā ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	bàang
	Royal Institute	bang
(standard) IPA(key)		/baːŋ˨˩/(R)

Noun

บ่าง • (bàang) (classifier ตัว)

1. colugo.