ລ້າງ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *C.lwɤːŋꟲ. Cognate with Thai ล้าง (láang), Isan ล้าง, Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ (laaŋ⁶), Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ (laaŋ⁶), ᦟᦱᧂᧉ (laang²), Tai Dam ꪩ꫁ꪱꪉ (ꞌlạng), Shan လၢင်ႉ (lâ̰ang), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [laːŋ˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ລ້າງ
  • Rhymes: -aːŋ

Verb

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ລ້າງ (lāng) (abstract noun ການລ້າງ)

  1. (transitive) to wash
  2. (transitive) to destroy
  3. (photography, transitive) to develop