ไต้ก๋ง
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Teochew 舵工 (dai6 gong1) or 舵公 (dai6 gong1).[1] Cognate with Khmer តៃកុង (tay kong), Malay tekong.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ไต้ก๋ง ai t ˆ k ˇ ŋ | ||
| Phonemic | ไต้-ก๋ง ai t ˆ – k ˇ ŋ | ต้าย-ก๋ง t ˆ ā y – k ˇ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtâi-gǒng | dtâai-gǒng |
| Royal Institute | tai-kong | tai-kong | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /taj˥˩.koŋ˩˩˦/(R) | /taːj˥˩.koŋ˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun edit
ไต้ก๋ง • (dtâi-gǒng)
- helmsman.
- the master of a fishing boat.
References edit
- ^ Joanna Rose McFarland (2021) “Chapter 3: Language Contact and Lexical Changes in Khmer and Teochew in Cambodia and Beyond”, in Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors, Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 104