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กลาง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *klaːŋᴬ (middle). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ກາງ (kāng), ᦂᦱᧂ (k̇aang), Tai Dón ꪀꪱꪉ, Shan ၵၢင် (kǎang), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥒ (kaang), Ahom 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (kaṅ) or 𑜀𑜝𑜂𑜫 (klaṅ), Southern Thai กล๋าง, Zhuang gyang, Zuojiang Zhuang gyang.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicกลาง
k l ā ŋ
Phonemic
กฺลาง
k ̥ l ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonglaang
Royal Instituteklang
(standard) IPA(key)/klaːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

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กลาง (glaang)

  1. middle; center

Preposition

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กลาง (glaang)

  1. in the middle of; amidst; amongst
  2. during

Adjective

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กลาง (glaang) (abstract noun ความกลาง)

  1. central; middle; mean
  2. mid
  3. common; general; public

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • กลาง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.