ຝະລັ່ງ

Lao

Alternative forms
  • ຝຣັ່ງ (fa rang) — dated
  • ຝະຣັ່ງ (fa rang) — dated

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

ຝະລັ່ງ • (fa lang)

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)

Noun

ຝະລັ່ງ • (fa lang)

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

Adjective

ຝະລັ່ງ • (fa lang)

  1. French; foreign
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