ลิง

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See also: ลง and ลุง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicลิง
l i ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonling
Royal Instituteling
(standard) IPA(key)/liŋ˧/(R)
Homophonesลิงค์

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (monkey). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ລີງ (līng), ᦟᦲᧂ (liing), Tai Dam ꪩꪲꪉ, Tai Dón ꪩꪲꪉ, Shan လိင်း (líng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥒᥰ (lïng), Khamti လိင်း, Phake လိင် (liṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ), Bouyei lingz, Zhuang lingz, Saek ลิ๊ง.

Noun

ลิง (ling) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (zoology) primate: monkey, ape, etc.

Etymology 2

From clipping of English lingerie.

Noun

ลิง (ling) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (slang) (กางเกง~) underwear (for any sex).