บาง
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See also: บ้าง
Thai[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic/Phonemic | บาง ɓ ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | baang |
| Royal Institute | bang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /baːŋ˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1[edit]
Compare Khmer បាង (baang, “bay; gulf”), Mon ပါၚ် (“mouth; opening”).
Noun[edit]
บาง • (baang)
- narrow or small watercourse.
- community or polity located near such watercourse or at the place used to be such watercourse.
- (slang, chiefly in combination) collectivity; entirety.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Tai *C̥.baːŋᴬ (“thin (not thick)”). Cognate with Lao ບາງ (bāng), Shan မၢင် (mǎang) or ဝၢင် (wǎang), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥒ (maang), Ahom 𑜈𑜂𑜫 (baṅ), Zhuang mbang. Compare Sui qbaangl, Southern Kam mangl and Proto-Be *viaŋᴬ¹ (“thin (not thick)”) (> ɓiaŋ¹~viaŋ¹ across the different lects).
Adjective[edit]
บาง • (baang) (abstract noun ความบาง)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Cognate with Lao ບາງ (bāng), Shan မၢင် (mǎang), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥒ (maang), Ahom 𑜈𑜂𑜫 (baṅ).
Alternative forms[edit]
- ลาง (laang)
Adjective[edit]
บาง • (baang) (abstract noun ความบาง)