ดง

See also: ดัง and ดึง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ดง ɗ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dong
	Royal Institute	dong
(standard) IPA(key)		/doŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɗoŋᴬ (“forest”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯᩫ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨯᩫ᩠ᨦ, Lao ດົງ (dong), Lü ᦷᦡᧂ (ḋong), Shan လူင် (lǔung), Tai Nüa ᥘᥨᥒ (long), Tày đông, Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜂𑜫 (nuṅ) or 𑜓𑜤𑜂𑜫 (duṅ), Bouyei ndongl, Zhuang ndoeng, Nong Zhuang ndoang, Nùng đóhng.

Compare Sui qdongl (“forest”), Southern Kam longl (“forest”).

Noun

ดง • (dong)

1. jungle; forest; wood.
2. grove; thicket; cluster (as of trees or plants).
3. (figurative) cluster, assemblage, assembly, realm, or region (of something or someone unpleasant, as of wild animals, outlaws, etc).
4. (slang, humorous) cluster, group, or bunch (of any things or persons).

Derived terms

• กลิ้งกลางดง
• กวางเดินดง
• ดงดาน
• ดงดิบ
• ดงดึก
• ป่าดง
• ป่าดงพงไพร (bpàa-dong-pong-prai)
• พระรามเดินดง

 

Etymology 2

Verb

ดง • (dong) (abstract noun การดง)

1. (cooking) to put (a container of cooked rice from which water has been removed) on a low fire or heat and turn (the container) around in order to make the rice thoroughly cooked.