ต้อง

Thai

Etymology

Compare Lao ຕ້ອງ (tǭng), ᦎᦸᧂᧉ (ṫoang²), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜂𑜫 (toṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicต้อง
t ˆ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
{Short; Unorthographical}
ต็้อง
t ˘ ˆ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtɔ̂ng
Royal Institutetong
(standard) IPA(key)/tɔŋ˥˩/(R)

Verb

ต้อง (abstract noun การต้อง)

  1. (transitive, somewhat dated) to touch; to come into contact (with); to hit
  2. (transitive, somewhat dated) to be subject to; to be liable to; to be susceptible of; to be affected by
  3. (ambitransitive, somewhat dated) to be in accordance (with); to be in line (with); to agree (with); to be compatible (with); to meet
  4. (auxiliary) to have (to); to be required (to); to need (to); to be necessary (to, for, etc)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ต้อง” 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.