บัง

See also: บั้ง and บึง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicบัง
ɓ ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbang
Royal Institutebang
(standard) IPA(key)/baŋ˧/

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer paṅ, pāṅ, *paṅ, pāṃṅa (“to cover (from view), to hide, to mask, to veil, to screen, to conceal, to bury; to cover (from access), to bar (the way), to block, to obstruct, to cut off (line of sight); to cover (from danger), to shield, to protect, to guard, to defend”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បាំង (bang); Lao ບັງ (bang).

Alternative forms

Verb

บัง • (bang) (abstract noun การบัง)

  1. to cover: to shade, to screen, to hide from view, to prevent from being seen, to block, to conceal; to shield, to shelter, to protect.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay abang (“elder brother”).

Alternative forms

Noun

บัง • (bang)

  1. (colloquial) a term of address to or title for a man of Malay or Indian descent.
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