Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʔaːŋᴮ¹ (basin), from Proto-Tai *ʔaːŋᴮ (basin), from Middle Chinese (MC 'angX|'angH, “an earthen vessel with a big belly and a small mouth”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ອ່າງ (ʼāng), Tai Dam ꪮ꪿ꪱꪉ, Shan ဢၢင်ႇ (ʼàang), Tai Nüa ᥟᥣᥒᥱ (ʼǎang), Ahom 𑜒𑜂𑜫 (ʼaṅ), Tày áng.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicอ่าง
ɒ ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonàang
Royal Instituteang
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaːŋ˨˩/(R)

Noun edit

อ่าง (àang)

  1. basin; bowl; tub; sink.