Etymology

Betong

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Today it means: A district of Yala Province, Thailand. Full definition →

Thai เบตง ← Malay betung
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The story

  1. Malay · derived frombetung“Dendrocalamus asper bamboo”
  2. Thai · borrowed fromเบตง
  3. English todayBetong

Borrowed from Thai เบตง (bee-dtong), ultimately from Malay betung (“Dendrocalamus asper bamboo”).

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