ผดุง
Thai
Alternative forms
- ประดุง
Etymology
Compare Lao ຜະດຸງ (pha dung), with further origin uncertain.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ผดุง pʰ ɗ u ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ผะ-ดุง pʰ a – ɗ u ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pà-dung |
| Royal Institute | pha-dung | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˨˩.duŋ˧/(R) | |
Verb
ผดุง • (pà-dung) (abstract noun การผดุง)
- (formal) to keep in place, in proper condition, or from sinking: to maintain, to sustain, to preserve, to uphold, etc.
Derived terms
- นางผดุงครรภ์
- ผดุงครรภ์ (pà-dung-kan)
- ผดุงรักษา
- แพทย์ผดุงครรภ์ (pɛ̂ɛt-pà-dung-kan)
Further reading
- “ผดุง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.