လင်
See also: လင်း
Aiton
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”). Cognate with Thai หลัง (lǎng), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨦ, Lao ຫຼັງ (lang), Lü ᦜᧂ (l̇ang), Tai Dam ꪨꪰꪉ, Shan လင် (lǎng), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ), Bouyei langl, Zhuang laeng.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laŋ¹/
Noun
လ︀င︀် (lang)
- back (of the body).
Preposition
လ︀င︀် (lang)
- back; behind.
- after.
Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b/m-laŋ, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/m-laŋ (“penis; male; husband”). Cognate with Chinese 郎.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lang • ALA-LC: laṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: lin • Okell: liñ
Noun
လင် • (lang)
- husband
Coordinate terms
- မယား (ma.ya:, “wife”)
Derived terms
- လင်ညီအစ်မ (langnyiacma.)
- လင်မယား (langma.ya:)
See also
- ခင်ပွန်း (hkangpwan:)
Further reading
- “လင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Shan
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”). Cognate with Thai หลัง (lǎng), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩢᨦ, Lao ຫຼັງ (lang), Lü ᦜᧂ (l̇ang), Tai Dam ꪨꪰꪉ, Aiton လင် (laṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (laṅ), Bouyei langl, Zhuang laeng.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laŋ˨˦/
Noun
လင် • (lǎng)
- back (of the body).
Classifier
လင် • (lǎng)
- a classifier for houses