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Aiton
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”). Cognate with Thai หลัง (lǎng), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨦ, Lao ຫຼັງ (lang), Lü ᦜᧂ (l̇ang), Tai Dam ꪨꪰꪉ, Shan လင် (lǎng), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ), Bouyei langl, Zhuang laeng.
Pronunciation
Noun
လ︀င︀် (lang)
- back (of the body).
Preposition
လ︀င︀် (lang)
- back; behind.
- after.
Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b/m-laŋ, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/m-laŋ (“penis; male; husband”). Cognate with the second syllable of Jingpho (ne³¹ laŋ³³, “penis”), Old Chinese 犅 (OC *klaːŋ, “bull, stud”); older comparisons to 郎 (OC *raːŋ, “husband, young man”) are improbable (see there for more) (STEDT).
The "complete" sense is grouped etymologically with the "husband" sense by MED, and isn't mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.
Pronunciation
Noun
လင် • (lang)
- husband
Coordinate terms
Verb
လင် • (lang)
- to be complete, sufficient, adequate, liberal, generous
Derived terms
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Shan
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”). Cognate with Thai หลัง (lǎng), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨦ, Lao ຫຼັງ (lang), Lü ᦜᧂ (l̇ang), Tai Dam ꪨꪰꪉ, Aiton လင် (laṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ), Bouyei langl, Zhuang laeng.
Pronunciation
Noun
လင် • (lǎng)
- back (of the body).
Classifier
လင် • (lǎng)
- a classifier for houses