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แลง

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicแลง
æ l ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlɛɛng
Royal Institutelaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/lɛːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (หิน~, ศิลา~) laterite.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *C̬ .lwiːŋᴬ (late meal).[1]

Cognate with Isan แลง, Lao ແລງ (lǣng), Northern Thai ᩃᩯ᩠ᨦ (lɛɛŋ⁴), Khün ᩃᩯ᩠ᨦ, ᦶᦟᧂ (laeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪩꪉ (ꞌléng).

Noun

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แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (now dialect) evening.

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (rare, somewhat archaic and colloquial) Alternative form of แมลง (má-lɛɛng)

Etymology 4

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From corruption of แรง (rɛɛng) by replacing the trilled [r] (), with the untrilled [l] ().

Adjective

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แลง (lɛɛng) (abstract noun ความแลง)

  1. (slang, humorous) fierce, striking, bold; straightforward, outspoken, blunt; rude, insolent.

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 360