จูง

Thai

Etymology

Uncertain. Cognate with Isan จูง, Lao ຈູງ (chūng), Northern Thai ᨧᩪᨦ, Khün ᨧᩩᨦ, ᦈᦳᧂ (ṫsung), Tai Dam ꪊꪴꪉ, Tai Dón ꪶꪊꪉ, Shan ၸုင် (tsǔng), Tai Nüa ᥓᥧᥒ (tsung), Ahom 𑜋𑜤𑜂𑜫 (chuṅ), Zuojiang Zhuang jung.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicจูง
t͡ɕ ū ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonjuung
Royal Institutechung
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕuːŋ˧/(R)

Verb

จูง • (juung) (abstract noun การจูง)

  1. to bring, lead, or guide (along, forwards, etc), especially by pulling or holding a rope or hand: to tow, to hand, etc.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • จูง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.