แลง

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicแลง
æ l ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlɛɛng
Royal Institutelaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/lɛːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (หิน~, ศิลา~) laterite.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (now dialect) evening.

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (rare, somewhat archaic and colloquial) Alternative form of แมลง (má-lɛɛng)

Etymology 4[edit]

From corruption of แรง (rɛɛng) by replacing the trilled [r], , with the untrilled [l], .

Adjective[edit]

แลง (lɛɛng) (abstract noun ความแลง)

  1. (slang, humorous) fierce, striking, bold; straightforward, outspoken, blunt; rude, insolent.