ราง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicราง
r ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonraang
Royal Instituterang
(standard) IPA(key)/raːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *rwɯəŋᴬ (“gutter; trough”).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ຮາງ (hāng), Shan ႁၢင်း (háang), Ahom 𑜍𑜂𑜫 (raṅ).

In Northern Tai, possibly cognate with Zhuang luengq (“gap”) or Zhuang luengx (“ditch between ridges”).

Noun

ราง • (raang)

  1. rail; track
  2. gutter; channel; spout

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

ราง • (raang) (abstract noun ความราง)

  1. indistinctly; faintly; vaguely

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 341
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