Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩬ᩶ᨦ, Khün ᨼᩬ᩶ᨦ, Lao ຟ້ອງ (fǭng), ᦝᦸᧂᧉ (foang²). Compare Shan ပွင်ႉ (pâ̰ung).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicฟ้อง
f ˆ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonfɔ́ɔng
Royal Institutefong
(standard) IPA(key)/fɔːŋ˦˥/(R)

Noun

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ฟ้อง (fɔ́ɔng)

  1. (law) document instituting legal proceedings: plaint, complaint, charge, petition, etc.

Verb

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ฟ้อง (fɔ́ɔng) (abstract noun การฟ้อง)

  1. (law) to sue; to institute or subject to (legal proceedings), as by a plaint, complaint, charge, petition, etc.
  2. to complain; to claim; to allege; to accuse; to denounce.
  3. to indicate; to show; to tell.

Derived terms

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