ผึ้ง

See also: ผง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɤŋꟲ (“bee; beeswax”), from Middle Chinese 蜂 (MC phjowng, “bee; wasp”). Cognate with Lao ເຜິ້ງ (phœng) or ເຜີ້ງ (phœ̄ng), Lü ᦕᦹᧂᧉ (ṗhueng²), Shan ၽိုင်ႈ (phūeng), Tai Nüa ᥚᥪᥒᥲ (phùeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪷ꫁ꪉ, Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phüṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicผึ้ง
pʰ ụ ˆ ŋ
Phonemic
พึ่ง
b ụ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonpʉ̂ng
Royal Institutephueng
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɯŋ˥˩/(R)
Homophonesพึ่ง

Noun

ผึ้ง • (pʉ̂ng) (classifier ตัว)

  1. bee.
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