ລີງ

See also: ລົງ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”). Cognate with Thai ลิง (ling), Northern Thai ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᩃᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦟᦲᧂ (liing), Tai Dam ꪩꪲꪉ, Tai Dón ꪩꪲꪉ, Shan လိင်း (líng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥒᥰ (lïng), Khamti လိင်း, Phake လိင် (liṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜂𑜫 (liṅ), Bouyei lingz, Zhuang lingz, Saek ลิ๊ง.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [liːŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [liːŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ລີງ
  • Rhymes: -iːŋ

Noun

ລີງ • (līng)

  1. monkey

Derived terms
  • ລີງຜູ້ (līng phū)

See also
  • ວອກ (wǭk)
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