láng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lang"

Hungarian

Etymology

Of debated origin:[1]

  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

Expressions
  • lángra gyúl
  • lángra lobban

References

  1. ^ láng in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • langnonstandard
  • láŋvery rare shorthand

Romanization

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly inherited from Proto-Vietic *p-laːŋʔ (bright), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *plaaŋʔ.

Alternative forms

Adjective

láng • (𣼽)

  1. smooth; glossy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Muong Bi lảng (big shallow pond).

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.).

Noun

láng • (, , , 𣼽)

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