ล้าง

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See also: ล่าง

Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *C.lwɤːŋꟲ (“to rinse”). Cognate with Isan ล้าง, Lao ລ້າງ (lāng), Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ (laaŋ⁶), Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ (laaŋ⁶), Lü ᦟᦱᧂᧉ (laang²), Tai Dam ꪩ꫁ꪱꪉ (ꞌlạng), Shan လၢင်ႉ (lâ̰ang), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicล้าง
l ˆ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonláang
Royal Institutelang
(standard) IPA(key)/laːŋ˦˥/(R)

Verb[edit]

ล้าง • (láang) (abstract noun การล้าง)

  1. (transitive) to remove or cleanse using water or fire for example, such as to wash.
  2. (transitive) to kill; to slay.
  3. (transitive) to annihilate, to eradicate, to exterminate, to extirpate, to obliterate; to destroy; to dispose (of), to get rid (of), to discard; to efface, to wipe out, to rub out, to expunge; to clear.
  4. (law, transitive) to annul; to nullify; to invalidate.
  5. (photography, transitive) to develop.

Derived terms[edit]

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