ฟาง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicฟาง
v ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonfaang
Royal Institutefang
(standard) IPA(key)/faːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *wɯǝŋᴬ (straw; stubble).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan เฟือง, Lao ເຟືອງ (fư̄ang), Shan ၽိူင်း (phóeng) or ၾိူင်း (fóeng), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phüṅ), Bouyei feangz, Zhuang fiengz and fangz (dialectal).

Noun

ฟาง • (faang)

  1. hay; straw.
  2. (เห็ด~) straw mushroom.
Derived terms
  • ไข้ละอองฟาง (hay fever)

Etymology 2

Noun

ฟาง • (faang)

  1. wisdom tooth.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *ʰwaːŋᴬ (night blind).[2]

Cognate with Lao ຟາງ (fāng), Zhuang fangz.

Adjective

ฟาง • (faang)

  1. (of an eye) dim; blurred.
See also

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 341
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[2], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 344