English
Phang Nga
Phang Nga comes from Thai พังงา, and goes back to Malay pangan ‘jungle’.
- Malaymodernpangan‘jungle’
- Thaimodernพังงาpang-ngaa
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Phang Nga
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Malaymodernpangan‘jungle’
- Thaimodernพังงาpang-ngaa
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Phang Nga
Earliest quotation: 2023, Hafsa Khalil, Electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand: “A group of Thai researchers found the spider during…”
Every English word from Malay pangan
Today it means
name A province of Thailand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Malay pangan / Phang Nga