แตง

See also: แต่ง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.rweːŋᴬ (“cucumber; melon”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩯ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແຕງ (tǣng), Lü ᦶᦎᧂ (ṫaeng), Khün ᨲᩯ᩠ᨦ, Shan တႅင် (těng), Tai Dam ꪵꪔꪉ, Ahom 𑜄𑜢𑜂𑜫 (tiṅ), Zhuang dieng (“watermelon”) (dialectal), Zuojiang Zhuang peng.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแตง
æ t ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtɛɛng
Royal Institutetaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

แตง • (dtɛɛng)

  1. melon, squash, cucumber, pumpkin (any climbing, vining plant or its fruit).
  • แตงแคนตาลูป
  • แตงโม (dtɛɛng-moo)
  • แตงกวา (dtɛɛng-gwaa)
  • แตงกิง
  • แตงค้าง
  • แตงร้าน
  • แตงหวาน

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 331
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