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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Khmer វាង៑ (vāṅ), វាង្ង៑ (vāṅṅ), វង៑ (vaṅ, “enclosure; citadel, fort, fortress, stronghold; palace; to encircle, to enclose, to surround; to bar, to block; to screen, to shield; etc”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាំង (vĕəng), ពាំង (pĕəng), Northern Thai ᩅᩢ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩅᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lao ວັງ (wang), Lü ᦞᧂ (vang). Doublet of วง (wong) and เวียง (wiiang).
Noun
วัง • (wang)
- (of animals) circle; community; enclosure.
- (พระบรมมหาราช, พระบรมราช, พระราช, ราช~) royal residence; palace.
- (government and historical) one of the four chief ministries, responsible for palace affairs. The other three were เวียง (wiiang), คลัง (klang), and นา (naa).
- (colloquial) large and stately or luxurious building.
Verb
วัง • (wang)
- (archaic) to encircle; to enclose; to surround.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Cognate with Lao ວັງ (wang), Shan ဝင်း (wáng). Compare Middle Chinese 汪 (MC 'wang, “deep pool”).
Noun
วัง • (wang)
- deep pool.
- whirlpool.