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Lao
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ɢaːŋᴬ (“chin; jaw”). Cognate with Thai คาง (kaang), Northern Thai ᨣᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦅᦱᧂ (kaang), Tai Dam ꪁꪱꪉ, Shan ၵၢင်း (káang), Ahom 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (kaṅ), Zhuang hangz, Bouyei haangz, Tày càng. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaaŋʔ (“chin; jaw”), Muong cáng.
Noun
ຄາງ • (khāng)
- (anatomy) chin
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ɡraːŋᴬ (“to moan”). Cognate with Thai คราง (kraang), Shan ၶၢင်း (kháang), Ahom 𑜁𑜞𑜂𑜫 (khraṅ), Zhuang gangz.
Verb
ຄາງ • (khāng) (abstract noun ການຄາງ)
- to moan; to groan