บัง

From Old Khmer paṅ, pāṅ, *paṅ, pāṃṅa (“to cover (from view), to hide, to mask, to veil, to screen, to conceal, to bury; to cover (from access), to bar (the way), to block, to obstruct, to cut off (line of sight); to cover (from danger), to shield, to protect, to guard, to defend”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បាំង (bang); Lao ບັງ (bang).

บัง • (bang) (abstract noun การบัง)

1. to cover: to shade, to screen, to hide from view, to prevent from being seen, to block, to conceal; to shield, to shelter, to protect.

Semi-learned borrowing from Malay abang (“elder brother”).

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บัง • (bang)

1. (colloquial) a term of address to or title for a man of Malay or Indian descent.

From Proto-Vietic *t-ɓaŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɓaŋ. Cognate with Vietnamese măng, Muong băng, Khmer ទំពាំង (tumpĕəng), Bahnar tơ'băng, Mang ɓaŋ⁶, Mon တ္ၜၚ် (bɛŋ).

บัง (transliteration needed)

1. bamboo shoot