กลาง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *klaːŋᴬ (“middle”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ກາງ (kāng), Lü ᦂᦱᧂ (k̇aang), Tai Dón ꪀꪱꪉ, Shan ၵၢင် (kǎang), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥒ (kaang), Ahom 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (kaṅ) or 𑜀𑜝𑜂𑜫 (klaṅ), Southern Thai กล๋าง, Zhuang gyang, Zuojiang Zhuang gyang.

Pronunciation

Orthographicกลาง
k l ā ŋ
Phonemic
กฺลาง
k ̥ l ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonglaang
Royal Instituteklang
(standard) IPA(key)/klaːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

กลาง • (glaang)

  1. middle; center.

Preposition

กลาง • (glaang)

  1. in the middle of; amidst; amongst.
  2. during.

Adjective

กลาง • (glaang) (abstract noun ความกลาง)

  1. central; middle; mean.
  2. mid.
  3. common; general; public.

Derived terms

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