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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *fuːŋᴬ¹ (“flock; swarm; group; party”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨺᩪᨦ, Lao ຝູງ (fūng), Lü ᦚᦳᧂ (ḟung), Shan ၽုင် (phǔng) or ၾုင် (fǔng), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phuṅ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ฝูง • (fǔung)
- group: collection or assemblage (of persons, things, etc).
- มาเป็นฝูง
- maa bpen fǔung
- come in groups
- ฝูงผึ้ง
- fǔung pʉ̂ng
- swarm of bees
- ฝูงนก
- fǔung nók
- flock of birds
- ฝูงกา
- fǔung gaa
- murder of crows
- ฝูงปลา
- fǔung bplaa
- school of fish
- ฝูงหมา
- fǔung mǎa
- pack of dogs
- ฝูงแมว
- fǔung mɛɛo
- clowder of cats
- ฝูงลิง
- fǔung ling
- troop of monkeys
- ฝูงโจร
- fǔung joon
- company of bandits
Usage notes
- Rarely used of inanimate things.
- Groups of elephants are called โขลง (klǒong).
- Now, applying the term to other living things than non-human animals is somewhat archaic, and applying the term to human beings can be considered derogatory and offensive.
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