ຝະລັ່ງ

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Lao

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang)

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)

Noun

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ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang)

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

Adjective

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ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang)

  1. French; foreign