Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer khlāṅ (powerful, strong; robust, vigorous); extended as Old Khmer kuṃlāṃṅa, whence Thai กำลัง (gam-lang).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicขลัง
kʰ l ạ ŋ
Phonemic
ขฺลัง
kʰ ̥ l ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonklǎng
Royal Institutekhlang
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰlaŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective edit

ขลัง (klǎng) (abstract noun ความขลัง)

  1. (of magic, a practitioner of magic, etc) powerful; powerfully effective; potent; mighty.
  2. (of a law, rule, etc) powerfully effective; powerfully binding.
  3. (figurative) quaint: having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm.