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Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Khmer ចង (caṅa, “to desire; to want; to wish”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចង់ (cɑng). Extended as Middle Khmer បញ្ចង (pañcaṅa), from which Thai บรรจง was derived, corresponding to Modern Khmer បញ្ចង់ (bɑñcɑng); and as Khmer ចំណង (cɑmnɑɑng), from which Thai จำนง (jam-nong) was derived. Compare Lao ຈົງ (chong), ຈົ່ງ (chong); Northern Thai ᨧᩩ᩵ᨦ; Lü ᦈᦳᧂᧈ (ṫsung¹).
Pronunciation
Particle
จง • (jong)
- used to indicate a command, requirement, request, or wish, sometimes used as an auxiliary verb for such purpose.
Verb
จง • (jong)
- (now chiefly in combination) to wish; to intend; to want; to desire.
Adverb
จง • (jong)
- (now chiefly in combination) intentionally; deliberately.
Derived terms