ท้อง

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See also: ทอง and ท่อง

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicท้อง
d ˆ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontɔ́ɔng
Royal Institutethong
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɔːŋ˦˥/(R)

Noun

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

Verb

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).

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