ตำลึง

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Thai

ivy gourd

Pronunciation

Orthographicตำลึง
t å l ụ ŋ
Phonemic
ตำ-ลึง
t å – l ụ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtam-lʉng
Royal Institutetam-lueng
(standard) IPA(key)/tam˧.lɯŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Compare Mon တၞုင် (tnung) (as in တၞုင်ကရောပ် (tnungkarop, ivy gourd)).

Noun

ตำลึง (dtam-lʉng)

  1. (botany) ivy gourd: the plant Coccinia grandis of the family Cucurbitaceae.

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer តំលិង (taṃliṅa), តំលីង (taṃlīṅa), តំម្លិង (taṃmliṅa), តំម្លីង (taṃmlīṅa), តម្លិង (tamliṅa, weight for precious metals; coin, probably of silver). Cognate with Modern Khmer តំឡឹង (tɑmləng), Lao ຕຳລຶງ (tam lưng).

Noun

ตำลึง (dtam-lʉng)

  1. a traditional Thai unit of currency, equal to 4 บาท (bàat).
  2. a traditional Thai unit of weight, equal to 60 grams.
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