From Proto-Tai *croŋᴬ (“bag”). Cognate with Thai ถุง (tǔng), Northern Thai ᨳᩩᨦ, Lao ຖົງ (thong), Lü ᦏᦳᧂ (ṫhung), Shan ထူင် (thǔung), Ahom 𑜌𑜤𑜂𑜫 (thuṅ), Zuojiang Zhuang tung.
ᥗᥨᥒᥴ (thóng) (1963 orthography ᥗᥨᥒ́)