ตะแบง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตะแบง t a æ ɓ ŋ
Phonemic		ตะ-แบง t a – æ ɓ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtà-bɛɛng
	Royal Institute	ta-baeng
(standard) IPA(key)		/ta˨˩.bɛːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer ត្បាញ៑ (tpāñ), ត្បញ៑ (tpañ, “to weave, to spin; that which is woven or spun, as cloth; etc”), extended forms of *តាញ៑ (*tāñ), *តញ៑ (*tañ, “to twist, to intertwine; to braid, to plait”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ត្បាញ (tbaañ), ត្របាញ់ (trɑbañ, “to weave; to braid, to plait”).

Alternative forms

• ตระแบง, ตะเบ็ง (dtà-beng)

Verb

ตะแบง • (dtà-bɛɛng) (abstract noun การตะแบง)

1. (somewhat archaic) to cross; to twist; to intertwine; to plait.
2. (slang) to make or express (a remark, argument, etc) obliquely, evasively, or distortedly.

Derived terms

• ตะแบงมาน

 

Related terms

Definition 2

• แถ (tɛ̌ɛ)

 

Etymology 2

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ត្បេង៑ (tpeṅ, “the plant Dipterocarpus obtusifolia”) or Angkorian Old Khmer ថ្បេង៑ (thpeṅ), ត្បេង៑ (tpeṅ, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer ត្បែង (tbaeng, “the plant Dipterocarpus magnifolia”).

Alternative forms

• สะแบง

Noun

ตะแบง • (dtà-bɛɛng)

1. the plant Dipterocarpus intricatus of the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Synonyms

• กราด (gràat)
• สะแบง