บ่องตง
Thai
Etymology
From corruption of บอกตรง ๆ (bɔ̀ɔk-dtrong-dtrong), meaning "to be honest" or "to tell the truth", literally "to speak frankly".
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | บ่องตง ɓ ˋ ɒ ŋ t ŋ | |
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | บ็่อง-ตง ɓ ˘ ˋ ɒ ŋ – t ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bɔ̀ng-dtong |
| Royal Institute | bong-tong | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /bɔŋ˨˩.toŋ˧/(R) | |
Phrase
บ่องตง • (bɔ̀ng-dtong)
- (slang, childish) to be honest; to tell the truth.
Related terms
- ต่อมตง (dtɔ̀m-dtong)
- ถ่ามตง