ລ້າງ

Lao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ລ້າງ • (lāng) (abstract noun ການລ້າງ)

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