laeng

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”). Cognate with Thai หลัง (lǎng), Lao ຫຼັງ (lang), Lü ᦜᧂ (l̇ang), Tai Dam ꪨꪰꪉ, Shan လင် (lǎng), Aiton လင် (laṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ), Bouyei langl.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /laŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: laeng¹
• Hyphenation: laeng

Noun

laeng (1957–1982 spelling ləŋ)

1. back (body part)