Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰrɔːŋꟲ (room; compartment; space).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩬ᩶ᨦ, Lao ຫ້ອງ, Shan ႁွင်ႈ (hāung), Tai Dam ꪬ꫁ꪮꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥩᥒᥲ (hòang), Phake ꩭွင် (hoṅ), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜂𑜫 (roṅ) or 𑜑𑜨𑜂𑜫 (hoṅ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicห้อง
h ˆ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ฮ็่อง
ɦ ˘ ˋ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̂ng
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(standard) IPA(key)/hɔŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ห้อง (hɔ̂ng) (classifier ห้อง)

  1. room (division of building).
  2. (music) measure, bar.

Derived terms

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