ล้าหลัง

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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 (chiefly of view, idea, or belief) outdated; outmoded; obsolete.
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