ແດງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ (“red”), from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ (“red”). Cognate with Thai แดง (dɛɛng), Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦶᦡᧂ (ḋaeng), Shan လႅင် (lěng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥒ (laeng), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜂𑜫 (diṅ) or 𑜃𑜢𑜂𑜫 (niṅ), Tày đeng, Zhuang nding, Nong Zhuang ndiang, Nùng đéng, Saek รี๋ง.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [dɛːŋ˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [dɛːŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ແດງ
• Rhymes: -ɛːŋ

Adjective

ແດງ • (dǣng) (abstract noun ຄວາມແດງ)

1. red

Derived terms

• ທອງແດງ (thǭng dǣng)
• ໄທແດງ (thai dǣng)

See also

Colors in Lao · ສີ (sī) (layout · text)

ຂາວ (khāo)	ເທົາ (thao), ເງິນ (ngœn)	ດຳ (dam)
ແດງ (dǣng); ແດງເຂັ້ມ (dǣngkhem)	ສົ້ມ (som); ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)	ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang); ຄີມ (khīm)
ໝາກນາວຂຽວ (māk nāokhiāu)	ຂຽວ (khiāu)	ຂຽວອ່ອນ (khiāuʼǭn); ຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (khiāukhem)
ຟ້າຂຽວ (fākhiāu); ຟ້າຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (fākhiāukhem)	ທ້ອງຟ້າ (thǭng fā)	ຟ້າ (fā)
ມ່ວງອ່ອນ (mūangʼǭn); ຟ້າມ່ວງເຂັ້ມ (fāmūangkhem)	ມ່ວງແດງ (mūangdǣng); ມ່ວງ (mūang)	ບົວ (būa)

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.