ภุชงค์

Thai

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali bhujaṅga (“snake”) or Sanskrit भुजङ्ग (bhujaṅga, idem); probably via Old Khmer būjuṅa (“snake; serpent”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភុជង្គ (phucngkɔɔ).

Pronunciation
Orthographicภุชงค์
bʰ u d͡ʑ ŋ g ʻ
Phonemicพุ-ชง
b u – d͡ʑ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonpú-chong
Royal Institutephu-chong
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰu˦˥.t͡ɕʰoŋ˧/

Noun

ภุชงค์ • (pú-chong)

  1. (elegant) snake; nāga; dragon.

Synonyms
snake — see งู (nguu)
nāga; dragon — see นาค (nâak)
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