บาง
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See also: บ้าง
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | บาง ɓ ā ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | baang |
Royal Institute | bang | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /baːŋ˧/(R) |
Etymology 1
Compare Khmer បាង (baang, “bay; gulf”), Mon ပါၚ် (“mouth; opening”).
Noun
บาง • (baang)
- narrow or small watercourse.
- community or polity located near such watercourse or at the place used to be such watercourse.
- (slang, chiefly in combination) collectivity; entirety.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *C̥.baːŋᴬ (“thin (not thick)”). Cognate with Lao ບາງ (bāng), Shan မၢင် (mǎang) or ဝၢင် (wǎang), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥒ (maang), Ahom 𑜈𑜂𑜫 (baṅ), Zhuang mbang. Compare Sui qbaangl, Southern Kam mangl, Tày bang and Proto-Be *viaŋᴬ¹ (“thin (not thick)”) (> ɓiaŋ¹~viaŋ¹ across the different lects).
Adjective
บาง • (baang) (abstract noun ความบาง)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Cognate with Lao ບາງ (bāng), Shan မၢင် (mǎang), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥒ (maang), Ahom 𑜈𑜂𑜫 (baṅ).
Alternative forms
- ลาง (laang)
Adjective
บาง • (baang) (abstract noun ความบาง)