ទង

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See also: ទង់ and ទាំង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទង
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WT romanisation tɔɔng
(standard) IPA(key) /tɔːŋ/

Etymology 1

Noun

ទង (tɔɔng)

  1. stem (of a plant), trunk, stalk, base; tendril
  2. origin, cause, reason, source
  3. (anatomy) duct, canal

Classifier

ទង (tɔɔng)

  1. classifier for stems, stalks (e.g. of flowers)

Etymology 2

From Old Chinese (OC *doːŋ, “copper”). Cognate with Thai ทอง (tɔɔng), Lao ທອງ (thǭng), Vietnamese đồng. Doublet of ទង់ (tŭəng) and ថង (thɑɑng).

Noun

ទង (tɔɔng)

  1. gold