FromOld Khmertēṅa,teṅ,tañ,tāñ,tamnenฺ ortāṅ(“toarrange, toorder; tocompose, todraft, towrite; toconduct, todirect, tomanage; tocreate, toestablish; toregulate; etc.”). Cognate withLaoຕຳແໜ່ງ(tam nǣng),Northern Khmerตัมแนญ.
| Orthographic | ตำแหน่ง t å æ h n ˋ ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical;Short} | ตำ-แหฺน็่ง t å – æ h ̥ n ˘ ˋ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtam-nɛ̀ng |
| Royal Institute | tam-naeng | |
| (standard)IPA(key) | /tam˧.nɛŋ˨˩/(R) | |
ตำแหน่ง• (dtam-nɛ̀ng)