พรุ่ง
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (obsolete) พรุก (prúk)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *ɟm̩.rukᴰ (“tomorrow”)[1] which /-k/ becomes /-ŋ/ due to assimilation with นี้ ("this").[2]
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩕᩪᨠ or ᨽᩪᨠ, Lao ພຸກ (phuk) (in ພຸກນີ້ (phuk nī)), Lü ᦘᦳᧅ (phuk), Shan ၽုၵ်ႈ (phūk), Zhuang byug in ngoenzbyug (dialectal).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | พรุ่ง b r u ˋ ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พฺรุ่ง b ̥ r u ˋ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | prûng |
| Royal Institute | phrung | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰruŋ˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]พรุ่ง • (prûng)
- tomorrow.
- ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง
- to procrastinate
- ตายวันตายพรุ่ง
- (to live) like there is no tomorrow
Synonyms
[edit]- พรุ่งนี้ (prûng-níi)
Descendants
[edit]- → Lao: ພຸ່ງ (phung)