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
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