แมลง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *m.leːŋᴬ (“insect”). Cognate with Thai แมง (mɛɛng, “arachnid”); Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥒᥰ (maeng²); Zhuang nengz (“insect”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แมลง æ m l ŋ
Phonemic		มะ-แลง m a – æ l ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	má-lɛɛng
	Royal Institute	ma-laeng
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ma˦˥.lɛːŋ˧/

Noun

แมลง • (má-lɛɛng)

hexapod; insect.

Related terms

แมง (mɛɛng, “arachnid”)

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