ຄັງ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Thai คลัง (klang)

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຄັງ
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

ຄັງ • (khang)

  1. treasury, repository
    ຄັງເງິນkhangngœntreasury
  2. warehouse, depot
    ຄັງສິນຄ້າkhangsin khāwarehouse
  3. field, open ground

Verb

ຄັງ • (khang) (abstract noun ການຄັງ)

  1. to be in rut (of male animals)

Derived terms

  • ຄັງກະສຸນ (khang ka sun) — ammunition warehouse
  • ຄັງອ່ອມສິນ (khang ʼǭm sin) — savings bank