Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicฟอง
f ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonfɔɔng
Royal Institutefong
(standard) IPA(key)/fɔːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Compare Lao ຟອງ (fǭng), Khmer ពង (pɔɔng, egg; to lay egg), Northern Khmer ปวง, Nyah Kur พอง่.

Noun

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ฟอง (fɔɔng)

  1. (formal, dated) egg. (classifier ฟอง)
  2. bubble; foam. (classifier ฟอง)
  3. (poetic) sea wave.
Derived terms
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Classifier

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ฟอง (fɔɔng)

  1. Classifier for eggs and bubbles.

Etymology 2

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Corrupted from พอง (pɔɔng) or ลำพอง.

Verb

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ฟอง (fɔɔng)

  1. (poetic) to be impetuous; to be impudent; to be arrogant.