อ่างทอง

Thai

the provincial seal depicting a basin with rice

Etymology

From อ่าง (àang, “basin”) +‎ ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold”); literally "gold(en) basin", probably referring to the geographical feature of the area that looks like a large basin.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อ่างทอง ɒ ˋ ā ŋ d ɒ ŋ
Phonemic		อ่าง-ทอง ɒ ˋ ā ŋ – d ɒ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	àang-tɔɔng
	Royal Institute	ang-thong
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔaːŋ˨˩.tʰɔːŋ˧/(R)

Proper noun

อ่างทอง • (àang-tɔɔng)

1. (จังหวัด~) Ang Thong (a province of Thailand)

   Synonym: (initialism) อท (ɔɔ-tɔɔ)

2. (อำเภอเมือง~) Mueang Ang Thong (a district of Ang Thong province)

Descendants

• → Lao: ອ່າງທອງ (ʼāng thǭng)