See also: หิ้ง

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *truŋᴬ (to cook (rice)), from Middle Chinese (MC huwng|xuwng|huwngH|xuwngH, “to bake; to dry (on fire)”). Cognate with Lao ຫຸງ (hung), Shan ႁုင် (hǔng), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜂𑜫 (ruṅ).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicหุง
h u ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonhǔng
Royal Institutehung
(standard) IPA(key)/huŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

หุง (hǔng) (abstract noun การหุง)

  1. (of any other rice than glutinous rice) to steam.
  2. (of traditional medicine, medical ointment, beeswax, etc) to cook or prepare by boiling or simmering.
  3. (of precious stone, jewelry, etc) to change the colour by heating.

Usage notes edit

  • For glutinous rice, the term นึ่ง (nʉ̂ng) is used.