ທາງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *daːŋᴬ² (“road; way”). Cognate with Thai ทาง (taang), Northern Thai ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦑᦱᧂ (taang), Tai Dam ꪕꪱꪉ, Shan တၢင်း (táang), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥒᥰ (täang), Ahom 𑜄𑜂𑜫 (taṅ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰaːŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ທາງ
• Rhymes: -aːŋ

Noun

ທາງ • (thāng)

1. road, path, track
2. direction, course
3. side
4. method, means
5. opportunity, chance

Derived terms

• ທາງລົດ (thāng lot), ທາງຣົຖ (thāng rot)
• ທາງຫຼວງ (thāng lūang)

Preposition

ທາງ • (thāng)

1. in the direction
2. by means of
3. in the domain/province/sphere of