ᦂᦸᧂ

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔŋ˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *koːŋᴬ (“to heap up”). Cognate with Thai กอง (gɔɔng), Lao ກອງ (kǭng), Tai Dam ꪀꪮꪉ, Shan ၵွင် (kǎung), Zhuang gong.

Noun

ᦂᦸᧂ • (k̇oang) (Tai Tham spelling ᨠᩬᨦ)

1. pile, heap, stack

   ᦵᦕᧁᧉ ᦦᦱᧆ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦊᦱᧅᦵᦊᦲᧉ

   ṗhew² k̇waad k̇oang ẏaakẏoe²

   Sweep the pile of trash.

2. company of soldiers

Derived terms

• ᦂᦸᧂᦃᧁᧉ (k̇oangẋaw²)
• ᦂᦸᧂᦺᦝ (k̇oangfay, “bonfire”)
• ᦂᦸᧂᦝᦸᧃ (k̇oangfoan)
• ᦂᦸᧂᦠᦱᧃ (k̇oangḣaan)

Verb

ᦂᦸᧂ • (k̇oang) (Tai Tham spelling ᨠᩬᨦ, abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦂᦸᧂ)

1. to pile

   ᦌᦻ ᧞ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦠᦲᧃ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ

   saay l̇ae ṁaak ḣiin k̇oang vay²

   The sand and the stones are piled up.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *kloːŋᴬ (“drum”). Cognate with Thai กลอง (glɔɔng), Lao ກອງ (kǭng), Shan ၵွင် (kǎung), Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜂𑜫 (koṅ), Zhuang gyong. Compare Vietnamese trống.

Noun

ᦂᦸᧂ • (k̇oang) (Tai Tham spelling ᨠᩬᨦ)

1. drum

   ᦵᦉᧂ ᦅᦸᧂᧉ ᦵᦉᧂ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦷᦣᧃᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦅᦸᧂᧉ ᦤᧂ

   ṡeng koang² ṡeng k̇oang hon¹ hoang² koang² dang

   The sounds of the gongs and the drums give a loud sound.