Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicแลง
æ l ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlɛɛng
Royal Institutelaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/lɛːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Noun

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แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (หิน~, ศิลา~) laterite.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (now dialect) evening.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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แลง (lɛɛng)

  1. (rare, somewhat archaic and colloquial) Alternative form of แมลง (má-lɛɛng)

Etymology 4

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From corruption of แรง (rɛɛng) by replacing the trilled [r], , with the untrilled [l], .

Adjective

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แลง (lɛɛng) (abstract noun ความแลง)

  1. (slang, humorous) fierce, striking, bold; straightforward, outspoken, blunt; rude, insolent.