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