ประทัง

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicประทัง
p r a d ạ ŋ
Phonemic
ปฺระ-ทัง
p ̥ r a – d ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbprà-tang
Royal Institutepra-thang
(standard) IPA(key)/pra˨˩.tʰaŋ˧/(R)

Verb

ประทัง (bprà-tang) (abstract noun การประทัง)

  1. (formal, transitive) to keep or maintain (in existence, in continuity, etc).
    ประทังชีวิต
    bprà-tang chii-wít
    to maintain life
  2. (formal, transitive) to palliate or alleviate (so as to prevent from becoming intense or severer).
    ประทังอาการ
    bprà-tang aa-gaan
    to alleviate a symptom
    ประทังความหิว
    bprà-tang kwaam-hǐu
    to alleviate the hunger