Palaung

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/pəˈlaʊŋ/

noun

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

Similar
Ta'ang
OriginBurmese ပလောင် →
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Meanings

nounPalaung (plural Palaungs or Palaung)

plural Palaungs

  1. A member of an ethnic group living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar, also in China and Thailand.
proper noun
  1. The Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Palaung people.

    Synonyms: Ta'ang

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Palaung people.

Similar
Ta'ang

Origin

  1. Burmeseပလောင်
  2. EnglishPalaung

From Burmese ပလောင် (pa.laung).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 德昂族, 崩龍族 /崩龙族
  • 德昂族 (Dé'ángzú)people
  • 崩龍族 /崩龙族 (Bēnglóngzú)people
  • 德昂語 /德昂语 (Dé'ángyǔ)language
  • 崩龍語 /崩龙语 (Bēnglóngyǔ)language
Thai ปะหล่อง, ภาษาปะหล่อง
  • ปะหล่องpeople
  • ภาษาปะหล่องlanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Palaung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palaung

MLA

“Palaung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palaung. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Palaung,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palaung.

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