แมลง
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mlɛːŋᴬ (“insect”), from Proto-Tai *m.leːŋᴬ (“insect”),[1] from Middle Chinese 螟蛉 (MC meng leng, “caterpillar”)[2] or native Tai borrowed into Chinese.[3] Doublet of แมง (mɛɛng). Cognate with Lao ແມງ (mǣng), Tai Dam ꪵꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥒᥰ (mäeng), Zhuang nengz.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | แมลง æ m l ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | มะ-แลง m a – æ l ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | má-lɛɛng |
| Royal Institute | ma-laeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ma˦˥.lɛːŋ˧/(R) | |
Noun
แมลง • (má-lɛɛng)
Derived terms
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References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 329
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
- ^ Schuessler, Axel (2007), An Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, University of Hawaii Press, page 388
Further reading
- “แมลง” 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.