Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lang

/ˈlæŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
lang
IPA
/ˈlæŋ/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of language.

adj

long

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English languageclip. English lang Clipping of language.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

langs (plural) langer (comparative) langest (superlative) Lange (alternative) Laing (alternative) Layng (alternative)

Derived Forms

artlang auxlang conlang engelang jokelang loglang memelang natlang protolang romlang speedlang worldlang

Phrases

lang may yer lum reek lang syne

Homonyms

Lang Lange

Rhymes With

hang gang bang sang wang yang chang rang zhang dang tang slang

Questions

How do you pronounce lang?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæŋ/.
What does lang mean?
Clipping of language.
Where does lang come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English languageclip. English lang Clipping of language.

How to pronounce lang

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “lang”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈlæŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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