ผึ้ง
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɤŋꟲ (“bee; beeswax”), from Middle Chinese 蜂 (MC phjowng, “bee; wasp”). Cognate with Lao ເຜິ້ງ (phœng) or ເຜີ້ງ (phœ̄ng), Lü ᦕᦹᧂᧉ (ṗhueng²), Shan ၽိုင်ႈ (phūeng), Tai Nüa ᥚᥪᥒᥲ (phùeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪷ꫁ꪉ, Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phüṅ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | ผึ้ง pʰ ụ ˆ ŋ | |
Phonemic | พึ่ง b ụ ˋ ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pʉ̂ng |
Royal Institute | phueng | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰɯŋ˥˩/(R) | |
Homophones | พึ่ง |
Noun
[edit]ผึ้ง • (pʉ̂ng) (classifier ตัว)
- bee.