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ล้าหลัง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ล้า (láa, late; tardy; etc) +‎ หลัง (lǎng, back; rear; behind; etc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicล้าหลัง
l ˆ ā h l ạ ŋ
Phonemic
ล้า-หฺลัง
l ˆ ā – h ̥ l ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonláa-lǎng
Royal Institutela-lang
(standard) IPA(key)/laː˦˥.laŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

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ล้าหลัง (láa-lǎng) (abstract noun ความล้าหลัง)

  1. (now rare, chiefly of physical movement, as walking, pedestrian step, etc) behind; unable to keep up (with).
  2. backward: behind in progress.
  3. (chiefly of view, idea, or belief) outdated; outmoded; obsolete.