ᦂᦸᧂ

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 (kǒang), Zhuang gong.

Noun

ᦂᦸᧂ (k̇oang)

1. pile, heap, stack

   ᦵᦕᧁᧉ ᦦᦱᧆ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦊᦱᧅᦵᦊᦲᧉ

   ṗhew² k̇vaad k̇oang ẏaakẏeii²

   Sweep the pile of trash.

2. company of soldiers

Verb

ᦂᦸᧂ (k̇oang) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦂᦸᧂ)

1. 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 (kǒang), Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜂𑜫 (kong), Zhuang gyong. Compare Vietnamese trống.

Noun

ᦂᦸᧂ (k̇oang)

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.