บาง
See also: บ้าง
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | บาง ɓ ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | baang |
| Royal Institute | bang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /baːŋ˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Khmer បាង (baang, “bay; gulf”), Mon ပါၚ် (“mouth; opening”).
Noun edit
บาง • (baang)
- narrow or small watercourse.
- community or polity located near such watercourse or at the place used to be such watercourse.
- (slang, chiefly in combination) collectivity; entirety.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Tai *C̥.baːŋᴬ (“thin (not thick)”). Cognate with Lao ບາງ (bāng), Shan မၢင် (mǎang) or ဝၢင် (wǎang), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥒ (maang), Ahom 𑜈𑜂𑜫 (baṅ), Zhuang mbang. Compare Sui qbaangl, Southern Kam mangl and Proto-Be *viaŋᴬ¹ (“thin (not thick)”) (> ɓiaŋ¹~viaŋ¹ across the different lects).
Adjective edit
บาง • (baang) (abstract noun ความบาง)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Cognate with Lao ບາງ (bāng), Shan မၢင် (mǎang), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥒ (maang), Ahom 𑜈𑜂𑜫 (baṅ).
Alternative forms edit
- ลาง (laang)
Adjective edit
บาง • (baang) (abstract noun ความบาง)