From Proto-Tai *croŋᴬ (“bag”). Cognate with Thai ถุง (tǔng), Northern Thai ᨳᩩᨦ, Lü ᦏᦳᧂ (ṫhung), Shan ထူင် (thǔung), Ahom 𑜌𑜤𑜂𑜫 (thuṅ).
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰoŋ˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰoŋ˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ຖົງ
- Rhymes: -oŋ
ຖົງ • (thong) (classifier ຖົງ)
- bag, sock, pocket