ຮ້ອງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɔːŋꟲ⁴ (“to shout; to cry”). Cognate with Isan ฮ้อง (hɔɔŋ⁵), Northern Thai ᩁᩬ᩶ᨦ (hɔɔŋ⁶), Khün ᩁᩬ᩶ᨦ (hɔɔŋ⁶), Lü ᦣᦸᧂᧉ (hoang²), Tai Dam ꪭ꫁ꪮꪉ (ꞌhọng), Shan ႁွင်ႉ (hâ̰ung), Tai Nüa ᥞᥩᥒᥳ (hȯang), Khamti ꩭွင်ႇ, Phake ꩭွင် (hoṅ), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜂𑜫 (roṅ), Zhuang rongx. Compare Thai ร้อง (rɔ́ɔng).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [hɔːŋ˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [hɔːŋ˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ຮ້ອງ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːŋ

Verb

ຮ້ອງ • (hǭng) (abstract noun ການຮ້ອງ)

  1. to call, summon
  2. to cry, weep
  3. to complain
  4. to sing
  5. to buzz; bark

Derived terms

  • ຂັບຮ້ອງ (khap hǭng, “to sing”, verb)
  • ນັກຮ້ອງ (nak hǭng, “singer”, noun)
  • ຟ້ອງຮ້ອງ (fǭng hǭng, “to make a complaint; bring suit”, verb)
  • ຮ້ອງຂໍ (hǭng khǭ)
  • ຮ້ອງຄືນ (hǭng khư̄n, “to call back, recall”, verb)
  • ຮ້ອງຄູ່ກັນ (hǭng khū kan, “to sing in duet”, verb)
  • ຮ້ອງທຸກ (hǭng thuk, “to complain, state a grievance”, verb)
  • ຮ້ອງເພງ (hǭng phēng, “to sing”, verb)
  • ຮ້ອງສົ່ງ (hǭng song, “to sing alternately with music”, verb)
  • ຮ້ອງໄຫ້ (hǭng hai, “to cry, weep noisily”, verb)
  • ຮ້ອງໂຮ (hǭng hō, “to scream, bawl”, verb)

References

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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