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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰɤŋᴬ¹ (“to arrive; to reach”) (Pittayaporn, 2008), from Proto-Tai *C̬.tɤŋᴬ (“to arrive”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩮᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ເຖິງ (thœng), Shan ထိုင် (thǔeng), Ahom 𑜌𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (thüṅ), Zhuang daengz. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui dangl and Lingao . Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dateŋ (whence Malay datang, Tagalog dating).
Verb
ถึง • (tʉ̌ng) (abstract noun การถึง)
- to arrive; to reach; to attain.
- to have or contain something enough.
- to meet (a criterion, requirement, etc).
Preposition
ถึง • (tʉ̌ng)
- to; into.
- to the extent of; to the degree of; to the point of; as far as; as much as; up to.
- until.
Conjunction
ถึง • (tʉ̌ng)
- even though; even if.
- (colloquial) thus; then.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Teochew 燙 / 烫 (teng3, “hot; to heat up”).
Noun
ถึง • (tʉ̌ng)
- steam cooker.
Synonyms