làng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lang"

Arem

Etymology

Cognate Vietnamese làng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɐːŋ]

Noun

làng

1. village

Further reading

• Michel Ferlus, 2014, Arem, a Vietic Language, Mon-Khmer Studies 43.1-15, page 9

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• lang — nonstandard
• làŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

làng (lang⁴, Zhuyin ㄌㄤˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埌
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 崀
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 浪
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 狼
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 琅
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 莨
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蒗
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踇
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郌
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郞
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阃

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably from a Hmong-Mien language, compare Iu Mien laangz (“village”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˨˩]
• Homophone: làn

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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Noun

(classifier ngôi) làng • (廊)

1. (especially Northern Vietnam) a village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)
2. (colloquial) circles; world

Usage notes

• There are multiple words for villages and it is not always clear what the differences are, although it does seem to be a matter of regional and ethnic preference. Northern villages of the ethnically Vietnamese are either làng or thôn. Highlanders' villages are bản, and Central Highland villages are buôn. Southern villages of the ethnically Vietnamese tend to be ấp, while Khmer villages are sóc.

See also

Derived terms

• bản làng
• buôn làng
• làng mạc
• làng nước
• làng quê
• làng xóm