ទង់

See also: ទង and ទាំង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទង់ dṅ´ WT romanisation tŭəng (standard) IPA(key) /tŭəŋ/

Etymology 1

Verb

ទង់ • (tŭəng) (abstract noun ការទង់)

1. to pull back and forth, tug back and forth
2. to try to convince
3. to fight, struggle

Affixed forms

• ប្រទង់ (prɑtŭəng)

Etymology 2

Compare Thai ธง (tong), Northern Thai ᨴᩩᨦ, Lao ທຸງ (thung).

Noun

ទង់ • (tŭəng)

1. flag, banner

Derived terms

• ទង់ដែង (tŭəng daeng)

Etymology 3

From Old Chinese 銅 (OC *doːŋ, “copper”). Cognate with Thai ทอง (tɔɔng), Lao ທອງ (thǭng), Vietnamese đồng. Doublet of ថង (thɑɑng) and ទង (tɔɔng).

Noun

ទង់ • (tŭəng)

1. bronze, red copper
2. alloy of copper and gold, 10 kt gold