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บุ้ง

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicบุ้ง
ɓ u ˆ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbûng
Royal Institutebung
(standard) IPA(key)/buŋ˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *C̥.boŋꟲ (caterpillar). Cognate with Lao ບົ້ງ (bong), Shan မူင်ႈ (mūung) or ဝူင်ႈ (wūung), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (büṅ), Zhuang mbungq (butterfly).

Noun

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บุ้ง (bûng) (classifier ตัว)

  1. caterpillar: larva of a butterfly or moth.
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  • Lao: ບຸ້ງ (bung)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *ɓuŋꟲ (morning glory). Cognate with Lao ບຸ້ງ (bung) or ບົ້ງ (bong), Tày bủng.

Noun

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บุ้ง (bûng)

  1. (ผัก~) water morning glory: the plant Ipomoea aquatica of the family Convolvulaceae.
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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บุ้ง (bûng) (classifier เล่ม or อัน)

  1. (carpentry) rasp.