แมง

See also: แม่ง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mlɛːŋᴬ (“insect”) which /-l-/ is dropped, from Proto-Tai *m.leːŋᴬ (“insect”),^[1] which is either from Middle Chinese 螟蛉 (MC meng leng, “caterpillar”)^[2] or native Tai borrowed into Chinese.^[3]

Doublet of แมลง (má-lɛɛng). Cognate with Lao ແມງ (mǣng), Tai Dam ꪵꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥒᥰ (mäeng), Zhuang nengz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แมง æ m ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	mɛɛng
Romanization	Royal Institute	maeng
(standard) IPA^(key)		/mɛːŋ˧/^(R)

Noun

แมง • (mɛɛng)

arachnid.

Related terms

แมลง (má-lɛɛng, “hexapod”)

References

^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎^[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 329
^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
^ Schuessler, Axel (2007) An Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, University of Hawaii Press, page 388

[1] Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎^[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 329

[2] Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.

[3] Schuessler, Axel (2007) An Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, University of Hawaii Press, page 388

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