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)

1. back (of the body).

Preposition

လ︀င︀် (lang)

1. back; behind.
2. 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)

1. 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˨˦/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

လင် • (lǎng)

1. back (of the body).

Classifier

လင် • (lǎng)

1. a classifier for houses