ตะลุง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตะลุง t a l u ŋ
Phonemic		ตะ-ลุง t a – l u ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtà-lung
	Royal Institute	ta-lung
(standard) IPA(key)		/ta˨˩.luŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From corruption of พัทลุง (pát-tá-lung).

Proper noun

ตะลุง • (dtà-lung)

1. (colloquial) Phatthalung (a province of Thailand)

Derived terms

• หนังตะลุง (nǎng-dtà-lung)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

ตะลุง • (dtà-lung)

1. (เสา~) elephant stake: post to which an elephant is tied.

Usage notes

• Traditionally referring to one that is round in shape, with the top crafted in the form of ทรงมัณฑ์.