láng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lang"

Hungarian

láng

Etymology

Of debated origin:

1. Native word, an onomatopoeia.
2. From Proto-Finno-Ugric *lomɜ (“warmth, flame”) + -g (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaːŋɡ]
• Rhymes: -aːŋɡ

Noun

láng (plural lángok)

1. flame, flare (the visible part of fire)

   Holonym: tűz (“fire”)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	láng	lángok
accusative	lángot	lángokat
dative	lángnak	lángoknak
instrumental	lánggal	lángokkal
causal-final	lángért	lángokért
translative	lánggá	lángokká
terminative	lángig	lángokig
essive-formal	lángként	lángokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	lángban	lángokban
superessive	lángon	lángokon
adessive	lángnál	lángoknál
illative	lángba	lángokba
sublative	lángra	lángokra
allative	lánghoz	lángokhoz
elative	lángból	lángokból
delative	lángról	lángokról
ablative	lángtól	lángoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	lángé	lángoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	lángéi	lángokéi

Possessive forms of láng
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	lángom	lángjaim
2nd person sing.	lángod	lángjaid
3rd person sing.	lángja	lángjai
1st person plural	lángunk	lángjaink
2nd person plural	lángotok	lángjaitok
3rd person plural	lángjuk	lángjaik

Derived terms

• lángol
• lángos

 

Compound words

• lángelme
• lángész
• lángszóró
• szalmaláng

 

Expressions

• lángra gyúl
• lángra lobban

 

Further reading

• láng in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-laŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lyaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋ˥/, [laŋ˧]

Verb

láng

1. (intransitive) to wait

Conjunction

láng

1. if

   Nyang gyo láng ngo yi hga. ― If he allows it, I will go. (Quoting Luk, p. 100)

References

• Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language‎^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 29
• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), pages 14, 174

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• lang — nonstandard
• láŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

láng (lang², Zhuyin ㄌㄤˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 俍
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 勆
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哫
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啵
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嫏
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 廊
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 桹
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榔
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 樃
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欴
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 浪
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 狼
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 琅
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瑯 / 琅
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 硞
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 稂
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 筤
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 義 / 义
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 羹
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 艆
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 莨
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蓈
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蓢
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蜋
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螂
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踉
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 躴
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郎
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郞
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鋃 / 锒
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鎯 / 𨱍
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 锒
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阃

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Probably related to sáng.

Adjective

láng • (𣼽)

1. smooth; glossy

Derived terms

Derived terms

• láng bóng
• láng cóng
• láng mướt
• láng o
• sáng láng

 

Etymology 2

This word is rarely, if ever, used as a common noun in isolation in modern Vietnamese anymore. However, it is a common element in place names (Láng Tròn, Láng Dài, Láng Biển, Láng Thượng, etc.), especially in Southern Vietnam.

Noun

láng • (浪, 朗, 廊, 𣼽)

1. (now only in compounds) a neighborhood (residential area)

Derived terms

• láng giềng