ตะลุง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicตะลุง
t a l u ŋ
Phonemic
ตะ-ลุง
t a – l u ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtà-lung
Royal Instituteta-lung
(standard) IPA(key)/ta˨˩.luŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From corruption of พัทลุง (pát-tá-lung).

Proper noun

ตะลุง • (dtà-lung)

  1. (colloquial) Phatthalung (a province of Thailand)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ตะลุง • (dtà-lung)

  1. (เสา~) elephant stake: post to which an elephant is tied.
Usage notes
  • Traditionally referring to one that is round in shape, with the top crafted in the form of ทรงมัณฑ์.