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farang

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Thailand

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “Westerner”). Doublet of Frank, frank, franc, and firangi.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Hindi: फिरंगी (phiraṅgī) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Hindi: फिरंग (phiraṅg) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Japanese: ファラン (faran) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Khmer: បារាំង (baaraŋ) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Lao: ຝຣັ່ງ — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Lao: ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Persian: فرنگی (farangi) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Portuguese: gringo — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Russian: фара́нг (faráng) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Tajik: фарангӣ (farangi) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Tajik: фаранги (farang-i) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Thai: ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • Urdu: فرنگی (firangī) — (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry