Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicวัง
w ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonwang
Royal Institutewang
(standard) IPA(key)/waŋ˧/(R)
Homophonesวังก์

Etymology 1

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From Old Khmer វាង៑ (vāṅ), វាង្ង៑ (vāṅṅ), វង៑ (vaṅ, enclosure; citadel, fort, fortress, stronghold; palace; to encircle, to enclose, to surround; to bar, to block; to screen, to shield; etc), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (enclosure). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាំង (vĕəng), ពាំង (pĕəng), Northern Thai ᩅᩢ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩅᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lao ວັງ (wang), ᦞᧂ (vang). Doublet of วง (wong) and เวียง (wiiang).

Noun

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วัง (wang)

  1. (of animals) circle; community; enclosure.
  2. (พระบรมมหาราช, พระบรมราช, พระราช, ราช~) royal residence; palace.
  3. (government and historical) one of the four chief ministries, responsible for palace affairs. The other three were เวียง (wiiang), คลัง (klang), and นา (naa).
  4. (colloquial) large and stately or luxurious building.

Verb

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วัง (wang)

  1. (archaic) to encircle; to enclose; to surround.

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Lao ວັງ (wang), Shan ဝင်း (wáng). Compare Middle Chinese (MC 'wang, “deep pool”).

Noun

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วัง (wang)

  1. deep pool.
  2. whirlpool.