พลาง

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Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ພາງ (phāng).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพลาง
b l ā ŋ
Phonemic
พฺลาง
b ̥ l ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonplaang
Royal Institutephlang
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaːŋ˧/(R)

Adverb

พลาง (plaang)

  1. meanwhile
    ถ้าอย่างนั้น จะกินข้าวไปพลางก่อนก็แล้วกัน
    tâa yàang nán · jà gin-kâao bpai plaang gɔ̀ɔn gɔ̂ lɛ́ɛo gan
    If that's the case, be eating in the meantime.
  2. simultaneously; at the same time
    เขาพูดพลางยิ้มพลาง
    kǎo pûut plaang yím plaang
    He speaks smilingly.

Conjunction

พลาง (plaang)

  1. while
    อ่านหนังสือพิมพ์พลางฟังเพลงไปด้วย
    àan nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-pim plaang fang pleeng bpai dûai
    Listening to the music while reading the newspaper.

Synonyms

while