วง

Etymology

From Old Khmer វាង៑ (vāṅ), វាង្ង៑ (vāṅṅ), វង៑ (vaṅ, “enclosure; citadel, fort, fortress, stronghold; palace; to encircle, to enclose, to surround; to bar, to block; to screen, to shield; etc”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”). Cognate with Khmer វង់ (vŭəng), Lao ວົງ (wong). Doublet of วัง (wang) and เวียง (wiiang).

Pronunciation

Noun

วง • (wong)

1. round or roundish figure: circle, ring, egg, etc.
2. anything in such shape: band, loop, hoop, disk, halo, etc.
3. group of people associating closely: circle, ring, band, troop, party, coterie, etc.
4. encircled area or space.
5. sphere; scope.

Verb

วง • (wong) (abstract noun การวง)

1. to circle; to encircle; to ring.

Derived terms