ออง

Gong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɔŋ/

Noun

ออง (ʻɔŋ)

1. candle.

Thavung

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔɔːŋ (“honey bee”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔuŋ ~ *ʔuəŋ ~ *huŋ ~ *huəŋ (“wasp; hornet”). Cognate with Vietnamese ong (“bee”), Bahnar ong (“wasp”), Khmu ʔɔːŋ (“bee”), Mon ဟိုၚ် (hang, “hornet”).

Noun

ออง (ɔɔŋ)

1. wasp.