ท้อง

From Proto-Tai *dwuːŋᶜ (“belly”). Cognate with Lao ທ້ອງ (thǭng), Northern Thai ᨴ᩶ᩬᨦ, Lü ᦑᦸᧂᧉ (toang²), Shan တွင်ႉ (tâ̰ung), Nong Zhuang dongx, Zhuang dungx.

ท้อง • (tɔ́ɔng)

1. (anatomy) abdomen; belly.
2. womb.
3. body, content, extent, essence, or main part (of something large, vast, great, or the like).

   ท้องน้ำ

   tɔ́ɔng náam

   body of water

   ท้องเรื่อง

   tɔ́ɔng rʉ̂ʉang

   essence of a story; content of a story

   ท้องฟ้า

   tɔ́ɔng fáa

   expanse of the sky

   ท้องพระโรง

   tɔ́ɔng prá roong

   main chamber of a royal hall

4. anything characteristic of belly.

   ท้องแขน

   tɔ́ɔng kɛ̌ɛn

   forearm
   (literally) arm belly

   ท้องเรือ

   tɔ́ɔng rʉʉa

   hull of a ship

ท้อง • (tɔ́ɔng) (abstract noun การท้อง)

1. (colloquial, intransitive) to be pregnant; to be with child.
2. (colloquial, transitive, as of a child) to carry (in the womb).

• “ท้อง” 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.