ดอง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ดอง ɗ ɒ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dɔɔng
	Royal Institute	dong
(standard) IPA(key)		/dɔːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀblɔːŋᴬ³ (“to pickle”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯᩬᨦ, Isan บอง, Lao ດອງ (dǭng), ບອງ (bǭng), Lü ᦢᦸᧂ (ḃoang), Tai Dón ꪚꪮꪉ, Shan မွင် (mǎung), Zhuang myong (dialectal), Bouyei doongl.

Pittayaporn (2009) reconstructs Proto-Tai *ɗoːŋᴬ (“to pickle”) while noting that the words that would point to earlier *ɓoːŋᴬ like Lao ບອງ (bǭng) are probably not related to Proto-Tai *ɗoːŋᴬ, therefore it does not recognize Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀblɔːŋᴬ³.

Verb

ดอง • (dɔɔng) (abstract noun การดอง)

1. to pickle: to preserve or steep in brine or other liquid.
2. (slang) to refrain from picking up for a long time; to leave inactive, untouched, unused, or undone for a long time.

   ดองงาน

   dɔɔng ngaan

   (literally) to pickle a work

   ศิลปินโดนค่ายดอง

   sǐn-lá-bpin doon kâai dɔɔng

   The artist has been shelved by the company.

Adjective

ดอง • (dɔɔng)

1. pickled: having been preserved or steeped in brine or other liquid.

Derived terms

• พริกดอง (prík-dɔɔng)
• ยาดอง (yaa-dɔɔng)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *t.noːŋᴬ (“related by marriage”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯᩬᨦ, Isan ดอง, Lao ດອງ (dǭng), Lü ᦡᦸᧂ (ḋoang), Zhuang ndong (dialectal).

Noun

ดอง • (dɔɔng)

1. (now dialect) marriage.

Verb

ดอง • (dɔɔng) (abstract noun การดอง)

1. (now dialect) to be related by marriage.

Derived terms

• กินดอง
• เกี่ยวดอง
• ปรองดอง (bprɔɔng-dɔɔng)
• เป็นดอง