ທາງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *daːŋᴬ² (“road; way”). Cognate with Thai ทาง (taang), Northern Thai ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨴᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦑᦱᧂ (taang), Tai Dam ꪕꪱꪉ, Shan တၢင်း (táang), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥒᥰ (täang), Ahom 𑜄𑜂𑜫 (taṅ).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ທາງ
  • Rhymes: -aːŋ

Noun

ທາງ • (thāng)

  1. road, path, track
  2. direction, course
  3. side
  4. method, means
  5. opportunity, chance

Derived terms

Preposition

ທາງ • (thāng)

  1. in the direction
  2. by means of
  3. in the domain/province/sphere of
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