ຫຼັງ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫລັງ (lang) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”). Cognate with Thai หลัง (lǎng), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨦ, Lü ᦜᧂ (l̇ang), Tai Dam ꪨꪰꪉ, Shan လင် (lǎng), Aiton လင် (laṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ), Bouyei langl, Zhuang laeng.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [laŋ˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [laŋ˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຫຼັງ
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

ຫຼັງ • (lang)

1. back
2. back side or part of something; spine (of book)

Adjective

ຫຼັງ • (lang)

1. rear, back

Preposition

ຫຼັງ • (lang)

1. behind
2. (from) the back of, in the rear
3. after

Classifier

ຫຼັງ • (lang)

1. of buildings