ล้าง

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C.lwɤːŋᶜ (“to rinse”). Cognate with Lao ລ້າງ (lāng), Lü ᦟᦱᧂᧉ (laang²), Shan လၢင်ႉ (lâ̰ang), Ahom 𑜎𑜂𑜫 (lang).

Pronunciation

Verb

ล้าง • (láang) (abstract noun การล้าง)

1. to remove or cleanse using water or fire for example, such as to wash.
2. to kill; to slay.
3. to annihilate, to eradicate, to exterminate, to extirpate, to obliterate; to destroy; to dispose (of), to get rid (of), to discard; to efface, to wipe out, to rub out, to expunge; to clear.
4. (law) to annul; to nullify; to invalidate.
5. (photography) to develop.