โมง

Thai

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound of the timekeeping gong. Cognate with Lao ໂມງ (mōng), Khmer ម៉ោង (maong).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicโมง
o m ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonmoong
Royal Institutemong
(standard) IPA(key)/moːŋ˧/

Noun

โมง • (moong)

  1. (colloquial) hour; o'clock.
  2. (colloquial, by extension) time.

Usage notes
  • See Appendix:Thai/Time

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