ด่าง

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicด่าง
ɗ ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondàang
Royal Institutedang
(standard) IPA(key)/daːŋ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴮ (“lye”). The long vowl of ด่าง shows irregularity as a reflex of it.

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ດັ່ງ (dang), Shan လင်ႇ (làng).

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang ndaengq.

Noun

ด่าง • (dàang)

  1. lye
  2. (chemistry) hydroxide of alkali metal, a kind of base

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɓlaːŋᴮ (“white-spotted”).

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ດ່າງ (dāng), Ahom 𑜓𑜂𑜫 (daṅ).

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang ndangq.

Adjective

ด่าง • (dàang) (abstract noun ความด่าง)

  1. spotted; dappled
  2. discoloured

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 333
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 342
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