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ดำรง

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer តំរង៑ (taṃraṅ), តំម្រង (taṃmraṅa), តុំម្រង (tuṃmraṅa), តុំរ្រង (tuṃrraṅa, to straighten; to mend, to rectify; to renew, to revitalise; to address, to direct; to assign, to transfer; etc), extended forms of ត្រង (traṅa, to be straight, direct, or upright), from which Thai ตรง (dtrong) was derived. Compare Modern Khmer តំរង់ (tɑmrɑng).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicดำรง
ɗ å r ŋ
Phonemic
ดำ-รง
ɗ å – r ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondam-rong
Royal Institutedam-rong
(standard) IPA(key)/dam˧.roŋ˧/(R)

Verb

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ดำรง (dam-rong) (abstract noun การดำรง)

  1. to exist; to stay.
  2. to maintain; to support; to uphold.
  3. to bear; to hold; to possess.