ทรง

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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From Old Khmer draṅ, droṅ, draṅa, drūṅa (to bear, to carry, to hold, to support; to have, to possess; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទ្រង់ (trŭəng); Lao ຊົງ (song); Thai ตรง (dtrong).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicทรง
d r ŋ
Phonemic
ซง
z ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsong
Royal Institutesong
(standard) IPA(key)/soŋ˧/(R)

Adjective

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ทรง (song)

  1. (used of animals) considered, registered, or recorded as belonging to a god, high priest, or royal person.

Adverb

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ทรง (song)

  1. used as a ceremonious addition to a verb generally applicable to commoners, so as to make it applicable to the subject that is a god, high priest, or royal person etc.

Usage notes

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In modern usage, when a verb is already applicable to a god, high priest, or royal person, such as the verbs ตรัส (dtràt), ทอดพระเนตร (tɔ̂ɔt-prá-nêet), พระราชทาน (prá-râat-chá-taan), เสวย (sà-wə̌əi), เสด็จ (sà-dèt), etc, this adverb is no longer required.

Noun

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ทรง (song)

  1. shape; form.
  2. kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character.
    ทรงผม
    song pǒm
    hairstyle

Verb

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ทรง (song) (abstract noun การทรง)

  1. to serve as a foundation for; to bear; to hold up.
  2. to have; to possess.
  3. to remain; to stay.
  4. to remember; to memorise.
  5. to be able to remain in an upright position or posture.
  6. to hold or carry in a particular manner.
  7. (used of a god, high priest, or royal person)
    1. to ride; to mount.
      ทรงม้า
      song máa
      To ride a horse
    2. to bear; to carry; to hold; to possess; to uphold.
      ทรงศร
      song sɔ̌ɔn
      To carry a bow
      ทรงศีล
      song sǐin
      To observe precepts
      ทรงพระนาม
      song prá-naam
      To have a name/title
      ทรงราชย์
      song râat
      To have kingship (i.e. to be king)