Thai

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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กลาง (glaang)

  1. middle; center.

Preposition

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กลาง (glaang)

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

Adjective

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กลาง (glaang) (abstract noun ความกลาง)

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

Derived terms

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