ดั้ง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicดั้ง
ɗ ạ ˆ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondâng
Royal Institutedang
(standard) IPA(key)/daŋ˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Changed from ดัง (dang), from Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴬ (nose).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Isan ดัง, Lao ດັງ (dang), Northern Thai ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ (daŋ⁴), Khün ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ (daŋ⁴), ᦡᧂ (ḋang), Tai Dam ꪒꪰꪉ (đăng), Shan လင်/ၼင် (lǎng/nǎng) as in ၶူႈလင်/ၶူႈၼင် (khūu lǎng/khūu nǎng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥒ (lang), Ahom 𑜓𑜂𑜫 (daṅ) or 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Aiton ဒင် (daṅ) or ꩫင် (naṅ).

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang ndaeng, Bouyei ndangl.

Possibly cognate with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ (nose).[2]

Noun

ดั้ง • (dâng)

  1. (poetry) nose.
  2. (anatomy) bridge (of a nose).

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Japanese (dan).

Noun

ดั้ง • (dâng)

  1. rank (in Japanese sports).

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 323
  2. ^ Ostapirat, Weera (2005) "Kra-dai and Austronesian: notes on phonological correspondences and vocabulary distribution" In Sagart, Laurent; et al. (eds.) The Peopling of East Asia, London; New York: RoutledgeCurzon, pages 111, 119, 122