ด้วง

See also: ดวง

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *ɗuəŋꟲ (“coconut grub”).[1]

Compare Middle Chinese 蟲 (MC drjuwng, “insect; bug”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨦ, Lao ດ້ວງ (dūang), Lü ᦷᦡᧂᧉ (ḋong²), Zhuang nduengj in nonnduengj (“pupa”) (dialectal).

Also compare Vietnamese đuông and Khmer ដួង (duəng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicด้วง
ɗ ˆ w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondûuang
Royal Instituteduang
(standard) IPA(key)/dua̯ŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

ด้วง • (dûuang)

  1. beetle, weevil.
  2. caterpillar, pupa, grub, worm, chrysalis.
  3. a wooden animal trap, wooden snare.
  4. a type of confection.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 329
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