กระทุง

Thai

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Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from กระ (grà) + ทุง (tung). Compare Khmer ទុង (tung, pelican); Lao ກະທຸງ (ka thung, pelican).

Pronunciation

Orthographicกระทุง
kraduŋ
Phonemicกฺระ-ทุง
k̥raduŋ
RomanizationPaiboongrà-tung
Royal Institutekra-thung
(standard) IPA(key)/kra˨˩.tʰuŋ˧/

Noun

กระทุง (grà-tung)

  1. (zoology) (นก~) (classifier ตัว) spot-billed pelican: the bird Pelecanus philippensis of the family Pelecanidae.
  2. (zoology) (วงศ์~, วงศ์นก~) Pelecanidae.
  3. (zoology) (อันดับ~, อันดับนก~) Pelecaniformes.
  4. (by extension) (นก~) (classifier ตัว) any pelican.
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