ตึง
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ตึง t ụ ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtʉng |
| Royal Institute | tueng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tɯŋ˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨲᩨ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ຕຶ່ງ (tưng), Isan ตึ่ง, Lü ᦎᦹᧂᧈ (ṫueng¹), Shan တိုင်ႇ (tùeng), Tai Nüa ᥖᥪᥒᥱ (tǔeng), Zuojiang Zhuang dwng.
Alternative forms
- *ตึ่ง (*dtʉ̀ng) — obsolete
Adjective
ตึง • (dtʉng) (abstract noun ความตึง)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ตึง • (dtʉng)
- synonym of พลวง (pluuang, “a kind of tree, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus Roxb.”)
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
ตึง • (dtʉng)
- 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.