ຄາງ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຄາງ
• Rhymes: -aːŋ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɢaːŋᴬ (“chin; jaw”). Cognate with Thai คาง (kaang), Northern Thai ᨣᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦅᦱᧂ (kaang), Tai Dam ꪁꪱꪉ, Shan ၵၢင်း (káang), Ahom 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (kaṅ), Zhuang hangz, Bouyei haangz, Tày càng. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaaŋʔ (“chin; jaw”), Muong cáng.

Noun

ຄາງ • (khāng)

1. (anatomy) chin

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɡraːŋᴬ (“to moan”). Cognate with Thai คราง (kraang), Shan ၶၢင်း (kháang), Ahom 𑜁𑜞𑜂𑜫 (khraṅ), Zhuang gangz.

Verb

ຄາງ • (khāng) (abstract noun ການຄາງ)

1. to moan; to groan