ภุชงค์

Thai

Alternative forms

พุชงค์
ภุชคะ
ภุชงค (pú-chong-ká-)
ภุชงคมะ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ภุชงค์ bʰ u d͡ʑ ŋ g ʻ
Phonemic		พุ-ชง b u – d͡ʑ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	pú-chong
	Royal Institute	phu-chong
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰu˦˥.t͡ɕʰoŋ˧/^(R)

Noun

ภุชงค์ • (pú-chong)

(elegant) snake; nāga; dragon.

Synonyms

(snake) See งู (nguu).
(nāga; dragon) See นาค (nâak).

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