ລຸງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *luŋᴬ (“parent's older brother”). Cognate with Thai ลุง (lung), Lü ᦟᦳᧂ (lung), Shan လုင်း (lúng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥒᥰ (lüng), Zhuang lungz, Nong Zhuang lungz, Saek ลุ๊ง.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [luŋ˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [luŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ລຸງ
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

ລຸງ • (lung)

1. parent's older brother; uncle