ผึ้ง

See also: ผง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɤŋꟲ (“bee; beeswax”), from Middle Chinese 蜂 (MC phjowng, “bee; wasp”). Cognate with Lao ເຜິ້ງ (phœng) or ເຜີ້ງ (phœ̄ng), Lü ᦕᦹᧂᧉ (ṗhueng²), Shan ၽိုင်ႈ (phūeng), Tai Nüa ᥚᥪᥒᥲ (phùeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪷ꫁ꪉ, Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phüṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ผึ้ง pʰ ụ ˆ ŋ
Phonemic		พึ่ง b ụ ˋ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	pʉ̂ng
	Royal Institute	phueng
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰɯŋ˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		พึ่ง

Noun

ผึ้ง • (pʉ̂ng) (classifier ตัว)

1. bee.