Thai edit

Etymology edit

Probably related to บั้ง (bâng) and ปล้อง (bplɔ̂ng). Ultimately from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicบ้อง
ɓ ˆ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
บ็้อง
ɓ ˘ ˆ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbɔ̂ng
Royal Institutebong
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun edit

บ้อง (bɔ̂ng)

  1. (especially of bamboo) cylinder; pipe; tube.
  2. tube, especially bamboo tube, used as a container, smoking instrument, rocket tube, etc.
  3. ear canal.

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Descendants edit

  • English: bong
  • French: bang
  • Indonesian: bong
  • Lithuanian: bongas
  • Russian: бонг (bong)