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Lao
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
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- Hyphenation: ຫຼັງ
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Noun
ຫຼັງ • (lang)
- back
- back side or part of something; spine (of book)
Adjective
ຫຼັງ • (lang)
- rear, back
Preposition
ຫຼັງ • (lang)
- behind
- (from) the back of, in the rear
- after
Classifier
ຫຼັງ • (lang)
- of buildings