ลาง
laangMeanings
1NounB1
omen; sign; portent
a sign or indication that something, often good or bad, may happen
Examples
สายรุ้งsǎai-rúngสายรุ้งsǎai-rúngrainbowหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinctดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
A rainbow after the rain makes me feel it's a good sign.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแตกdtɛ̀ɛkเองeengในบ้านnai-bâanยายyaaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเป็นbpenลางlaangไม่ดีmâi-diiควรkuuanระวังตัวrá-wang-dtuua
When a glass broke on its own in the house, Grandma said it was a bad omen and we should be careful.
เขาkǎoเห็นhěnนกฮูกnók-hûukร้องrɔ́ɔngตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเป็นbpenลางlaangว่าwâaจะมีjà-miiข่าวkàaoสำคัญsǎm-kan
He heard an owl hoot during the day and believed it was a sign that important news would come.
เหตุการณ์hèt gaanเล็กๆlék lékที่têeเกิดgèrtซ้ำๆsám-sámก่อนgònเดินทางdern taangทำให้tam hâiเธอterรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeลางlaangเตือนdteuuanให้hâiชะลอchá-loแผนpăen
The small recurring incidents before the trip made her feel as if there was an omen warning her to delay the plan.
2AdjectiveB2
vague; faint; indistinct
not clear or definite; hard to see, hear, or understand; faint
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7string; strap; band8lineage; affiliation; branch9classifier for rivers and streamsลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinctจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
The announcement over the speakers was so faint that it was hard to tell what he said.
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หมอกmòkลงlongหนาnăaทำให้เห็นtam hâi hĕnไฟท้ายfai táaiรถrótข้างหน้าkâang nâaเพียงpiiangลางๆlaang laang
The fog is thick, so the taillights of the car ahead are only faintly visible.
ความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanนั้นnánยังyangลางlaangอยู่yùuแม้mɛ́ɛฉันchǎnจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamนึกnʉ́kเท่าไรtâo-rai
My memory of that event is still vague, no matter how hard I try to recall.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
laang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |