แล้ง

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.leːŋꟲ. Cognate with Lao ແລ້ງ (lǣng), ᦶᦟᧂᧉ (laeng²), Shan လႅင်ႉ (lḛ̂ng), Zhuang rengx, Zuojiang Zhuang lengx, Tày lẹng.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแล้ง
æ l ˆ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlɛ́ɛng
Royal Institutelaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/lɛːŋ˦˥/(R)

Noun

แล้ง (lɛ́ɛng)

  1. drought.

Verb

แล้ง (lɛ́ɛng) (abstract noun การแล้ง)

  1. to have none (of something).
  2. to have a small amount (of something).
  3. (archaic) to dry.

Adjective

แล้ง (lɛ́ɛng) (abstract noun ความแล้ง)

  1. none.
  2. small; little (amount).

Derived terms