ไถง

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer thṅai, thṅaiy, thṅay, thṅāy, thṅgaiy (“sun; day”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ថ្ងៃ (thngay).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ไถง ai tʰ ŋ
Phonemic		ถะ-ไหฺง tʰ a – ai h ̥ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	tà-ngǎi
	Royal Institute	tha-ngai
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰa˨˩.ŋaj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ไถง • (tà-ngǎi)

1. (elegant) sun.
2. (elegant) day (of the week).
3. (elegant) day; daytime; daylight.

Synonyms

• (sun) See อาทิตย์ (aa-tít).
• (day) See วัน (wan).