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Etymology edit

Cognate Vietnamese làng.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

làng

  1. village

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Mandarin edit

Alternative forms edit

  • langnonstandard
  • làŋvery rare shorthand

Romanization edit

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Vietnamese edit

 làng on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(classifier ngôi) làng ()

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

Usage notes edit

  • 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.

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