ลัง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicลัง
l ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlang
Royal Institutelang
(standard) IPA(key)/laŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

ลัง • (lang) (classifier ใบ or ลูก)

  1. crate: container
  2. (by extension) container of similar appearance, as box, case, etc.
Descendants
  • Lao: ລັງ (lang)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ลัง • (lang) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (ปลา~) Indian mackerel: the fish Rastrelliger kanagurta of the family Scombridae

Further reading

  • ลัง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.