ຝະລັ່ງ

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Etymology edit

From Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng), from Persian فرنگ (farang, French; European; Christian), from Old French franc.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [fa(ʔ˧˥).laŋ˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [fa(ʔ˩˨).laŋ˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຝະ-ລັ່ງ
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Proper noun edit

ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang)

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)

Noun edit

ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang)

  1. Frenchman
  2. (ethnic slur) white foreigner
  3. (botany) Siam weed, Chromolaena odorata

Adjective edit

ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang)

  1. French; foreign