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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa, race).

In taxonomy, semantic loan from English family.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicวงศ์
w ŋ ɕ ʻ
Phonemic
วง
w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonwong
Royal Institutewong
(standard) IPA(key)/woŋ˧/(R)
Homophones

Noun edit

วงศ์ (wong)

  1. (formal, poetic) lineage, family, dynasty, clan, kinship, descent, stock, race, tribe, multitude, assemblage.
  2. (taxonomy) family.

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See also edit