ທອງ

Lao

Etymology

From Old Chinese 銅 (OC *doːŋ, “copper”). Cognate with Thai ทอง (tɔɔng), Khmer ទង់ (tŭəng), ថង (thɑɑng), ទង (tɔɔng), Vietnamese đồng.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰɔːŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰɔːŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ທອງ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːŋ

Noun

ທອງ • (thǭng)

  1. gold
  2. copper

Derived terms

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