ทรวง

Thai

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer drvaṅ (breast; chest). Compare Old Khmer drūṅa, Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer droṅ. Cognate with Modern Khmer ទ្រូង (truung), Lao ຊວງ (sūang).

Pronunciation

Orthographicทรวง
drwŋ
Phonemicซวง
zwŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsuuang
Royal Institutesuang
(standard) IPA(key)/sua̯ŋ˧/

Noun

ทรวง (suuang)

  1. (formal, elegant) breast; chest.
  2. (figuratively) heart.
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