ຫຼັງ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”). Cognate with Thai หลัง (lǎng), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨦ, Lü ᦜᧂ (l̇ang), Tai Dam ꪨꪰꪉ, Shan လင် (lǎng), Aiton လင် (laṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ), Bouyei langl, Zhuang laeng.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [laŋ˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [laŋ˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຫຼັງ
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

ຫຼັງ • (lang)

  1. back
  2. back side or part of something; spine (of book)

Adjective

ຫຼັງ • (lang)

  1. rear, back

Preposition

ຫຼັງ • (lang)

  1. behind
  2. (from) the back of, in the rear
  3. after

Classifier

ຫຼັງ • (lang)

  1. of buildings
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