Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *klaːŋᴬ (middle). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ກາງ (kāng), ᦂᦱᧂ (k̇aang), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥒ (kaang), Shan ၵၢင် (kǎang), Ahom 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (kaṅ) or 𑜀𑜝𑜂𑜫 (klaṅ).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicกลาง
k l ā ŋ
Phonemic
กฺลาง
k ̥ l ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonglaang
Royal Instituteklang
(standard) IPA(key)/klaːŋ˧/(R)

Noun edit

กลาง (glaang)

  1. middle; center.

Preposition edit

กลาง (glaang)

  1. in the middle of; amidst; amongst.
  2. during.

Adjective edit

กลาง (glaang) (abstract noun ความกลาง)

  1. central; middle; mean.
  2. mid.
  3. common; general; public.

Derived terms edit