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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨲᩨ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ຕຶ່ງ (tưng), Isan ตึ่ง, Lü ᦎᦹᧂᧈ (ṫueng¹), Shan တိုင်ႇ (tùeng), Tai Nüa ᥖᥪᥒᥱ (tǔeng), Zuojiang Zhuang dwng.
Adjective
ตึง • (dtʉng) (abstract noun ความตึง)
- tight; tense; stiff; firm
- rigid; strict
Etymology 2
Noun
ตึง • (dtʉng)
- Synonym of พลวง (pluuang, “a kind of tree, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus Roxb.”)
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic
Interjection
ตึง • (dtʉng)
- sound of a heavy thing falling on the floor or ground