From Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ (“shrimp”). Cognate with Thai กุ้ง (gûng), Shan ၵုင်ႈ (kūng), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜂𑜫 (kuṅ), Zhuang gungq, Saek กุง.
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kuŋ˥˨]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kuŋ˧˦]
- Hyphenation: ກຸ້ງ
- Rhymes: -uŋ
ກຸ້ງ • (kung) (classifier ໂຕ)
- shrimp