Where does “โรงตึ๊ง” come from?

โรงตึ๊ง (Thai) comes from Thai โรง, from Malay ruang — An area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming.

โรงตึ๊ง (Thai): pawnshop

Definitions

  1. pawnshop

Ancestry of “โรงตึ๊ง”, step by step

โรงตึ๊ง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโรงbuilding or structure, especially one roofed or...
2MalayruangAn area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming

via Thai ตึ๊ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตึ๊งto pawn
Every word from Malay ruang →Every word from Thai โรง →