ทรง

Thai

Alternative forms

^†ซง (song)
^†ธรง (trong)

Etymology

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); Thai ตรง (dtrong).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทรง d r ŋ
Phonemic		ซง z ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	song
	Royal Institute	song
(standard) IPA^(key)		/soŋ˧/

Adjective

ทรง • (song)

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

Adverb

ทรง • (song)

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

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

ทรง • (song)

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

Verb

ทรง • (song) (abstract noun การทรง)

to serve as a foundation for; to bear; to hold up.
to have; to possess.
to remain; to stay.
to remember; to memorise.
to be able to remain in an upright position or posture.
to hold or carry in a particular manner.
(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)