ຖົງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *croŋᴬ (“bag”). Cognate with Thai ถุง (tǔng), Northern Thai ᨳᩩᨦ, Lü ᦏᦳᧂ (ṫhung), Shan ထူင် (thǔung), Ahom 𑜌𑜤𑜂𑜫 (thuṅ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰoŋ˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰoŋ˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຖົງ
• Rhymes: -oŋ

Noun

ຖົງ • (thong) (classifier ຖົງ)

1. bag, sock, pocket

Derived terms

• ຖົງເຂົ້າ (thong khao)
• ຖົງເງິນ (thong ngœn)
• ຖົງຕີນ (thong tīn)
• ຖົງນອນ (thong nǭn)
• ຖົງປຽດ (thong pīat)
• ຖົງມື (thong mư̄)
• ຖົງຢາ (thong yā)
• ຖົງເສື້ອ (thong sư̄a)
• ຖົງໂສ້ງ (thong sōng)

 

See also

• ກະເປົາ (ka pao)