Chong

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Pronunciation

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  • (Chanthaburi, Kanchanaburi) IPA(key): /ʔuːn/

Noun

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อูน (transliteration needed)

  1. father

Synonyms

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Saek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʔwuːnᴮ (young; soft). Cognate with Thai อ่อน (ɔ̀ɔn), Lao ອ່ອນ (ʼǭn), ᦀᦸᧃᧈ (˙ʼoan¹), Shan ဢွၼ်ႇ (ʼàun) or ဢူၼ်ႈ (ʼūun), Ahom 𑜒𑜨𑜃𑜫 (ʼon) or 𑜒𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ʼun), Zhuang unq or onq, Nong Zhuang oanq.

Adjective

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อูน (transliteration needed)

  1. young
  2. soft