ตึง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicตึง
t ụ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtʉng
Royal Institutetueng
(standard) IPA(key)/tɯŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨲᩨ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ຕຶ່ງ (tưng), Isan ตึ่ง, ᦎᦹᧂᧈ (ṫueng¹), Shan တိုင်ႇ (tùeng), Tai Nüa ᥖᥪᥒᥱ (tǔeng), Zuojiang Zhuang dwng.

Alternative forms

  • *ตึ่ง (*dtʉ̀ng)obsolete

Adjective

ตึง • (dtʉng) (abstract noun ความตึง)

  1. tight; tense; stiff; firm
  2. rigid; strict
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ตึง • (dtʉng)

  1. synonym of พลวง (pluuang, a kind of tree, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus Roxb.)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

ตึง • (dtʉng)

  1. sound of a heavy thing falling on the floor or ground

Further reading

  • ตึง” 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.