Thai edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

แล้ง (lɛ́ɛng)

  1. drought.

Verb edit

แล้ง (lɛ́ɛng) (abstract noun การแล้ง)

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

Adjective edit

แล้ง (lɛ́ɛng) (abstract noun ความแล้ง)

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

Derived terms edit