ว่าง

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ວ່າງ (wāng). Compare Middle Chinese (MC mjang, “no present”) or (MC mjangX, “not have”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicว่าง
w ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonwâang
Royal Institutewang
(standard) IPA(key)/waːŋ˥˩/(R)

Adjective

ว่าง • (wâang) (abstract noun ความว่าง)

  1. free; at leisure.
  2. vacant; unoccupied.

Synonyms

vacant

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • ว่าง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.