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พรุ่ง

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɟm̩.rukᴰ (tomorrow) which /-k/ becomes /-ŋ/ due to assimilation with นี้ ("this"). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩕᩪᨠ or ᨽᩪᨠ, Lao ພຸກ (phuk) (in ພຸກນີ້ (phuk nī)), ᦘᦳᧅ (phuk), Shan ၽုၵ်ႈ (phūk), Zhuang byug (in ngoenzbyug).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพรุ่ง
b r u ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
พฺรุ่ง
b ̥ r u ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonprûng
Royal Institutephrung
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰruŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

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พรุ่ง (prûng)

  1. tomorrow.
    ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง
    to procrastinate
    ตายวันตายพรุ่ง
    (to live) like there is no tomorrow

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Lao: ພຸ່ງ (phung)