"ลุง" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Thai]

IPA: /luŋ˧/ [standard] Forms: lung [romanization], คน [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Tai *luŋᴬ (“parent's older brother”). Cognate with Lao ລຸງ (lung), Lü ᦟᦳᧂ (lung), Shan လုင်း (lúng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥒᥰ (lüng), Zhuang lungz, Nong Zhuang lungz, Saek ลุ๊ง. Etymology templates: {{inh|th|tai-pro|*luŋᴬ||parent's older brother}} Proto-Tai *luŋᴬ (“parent's older brother”), {{cog|lo|ລຸງ}} Lao ລຸງ (lung), {{cog|khb|ᦟᦳᧂ}} Lü ᦟᦳᧂ (lung), {{cog|shn|လုင်း}} Shan လုင်း (lúng), {{cog|tdd|ᥘᥧᥒᥰ}} Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥒᥰ (lüng), {{cog|za|lungz}} Zhuang lungz, {{cog|zhn|lungz}} Nong Zhuang lungz, {{cog|skb|ลุ๊ง}} Saek ลุ๊ง Head templates: {{th-noun|คน}} ลุง • (lung) (classifier คน)
  1. uncle: older brother of one's father or mother.
    Sense id: en-ลุง-th-noun-rtin5baN
  2. a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man.
    Sense id: en-ลุง-th-noun-iBxv4Uyu Categories (other): Thai terms of address, Family Disambiguation of Thai terms of address: 1 33 34 31 Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 0 0
  3. (sometimes derogatory, offensive) a title or term of address for any man. Tags: derogatory, offensive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-ลุง-th-noun-FouIJimZ Categories (other): Thai terms of address Disambiguation of Thai terms of address: 1 33 34 31
  4. (slang, sometimes derogatory) person who acts like an elderly man, such as one who loves flirting with young girls. Tags: derogatory, slang, sometimes
    Sense id: en-ลุง-th-noun-f6mqLrqk Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header, Thai nouns classified by คน, Thai terms of address, Thai terms with redundant script codes, Male, Male family members Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 13 13 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 19 60 Disambiguation of Thai entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 16 65 Disambiguation of Thai nouns classified by คน: 15 22 20 44 Disambiguation of Thai terms of address: 1 33 34 31 Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 4 27 25 44 Disambiguation of Male: 0 10 10 81 Disambiguation of Male family members: 13 7 5 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: น้า (náa), ป้า (bpâa), อา (aa)
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