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Palaung

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pəˈlaʊŋ/

1

name

Meaning 1

The Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Palaung people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of an ethnic group living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar, also in China and Thailand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Burmese ပလောင် (pa.laung).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ပလောင်ဘာသာ (pa.laungbhasa) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 德昂語 /德昂语 (Dé'ángyǔ) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 崩龍語 /崩龙语 (Bēnglóngyǔ) — language
  • Thai: ภาษาปะหล่อง — language
  • Burmese: ပလောင် (pa.laung) — people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 德昂族 (Dé'ángzú) — people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 崩龍族 /崩龙族 (Bēnglóngzú) — people
  • Shan: ပလွင်ႈ (pǎ lāung) — people
  • Thai: ปะหล่อง — people