lang

L1A1N1G2
/ˈlæŋ//ˈleɪ̯ŋ//ˈlɛ̃ŋ/

adjective

long

OriginEnglish languageclip. ← Middle English langage ← Old French language →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

lang1

nounlang (plural langs)

plural langs

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of language.

lang2

adjectivelang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

comparative langer · superlative langest

  1. obsoleteoutside Northumbrialong

Lang3

proper nounLang (countable and uncountable, plural Langs)

plural Langs · alternative Lange · alternative Laing · alternative Layng

  1. A surname.
    1. countableuncountableAn English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.
    2. countableuncountableA surname from German, a variant of Lange.
    3. countableuncountableA surname from Dutch, a variant of de Lange.
    4. countableuncountableA Manchu surname from Chinese, anglicized from Chinese 郎 (Láng), used as a translation of Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡠᡵᡠ (niohuru, “Niohuru”, literally “wolf”) for its homophony with 狼 (láng, “wolf”).
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA settlement in New South Wales, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableA town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin.
    3. countableuncountableA village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableA village in Gilan Province, Iran. From Persian لنگ (lang).
    5. countableuncountableA ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nang

Origin

lang · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  3. Latindingua
  4. Latinlingua
  5. Vulgar Latin*linguāticum
  6. Old Frenchlanguage
  7. Middle Englishlangage
  8. Englishlanguageclip.
  9. Englishlang

Clipping of language.

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lang · adjective

  1. Northern Middle Englishlang“long”
  2. Englishlang

Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long).

More words from Northern Middle English

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lang

gangwangmustangyangchangsangANGslangrangkangdangstangfangsprangpangthangPyongyangnangLaingmangShenyangHoangmeringueclang
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Sounds the same

LangLangeleng (pre-ng tensing)LangLangeleng (pre-ng tensing)

Anagrams

Glan
Cite this entry
APA

lang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lang

MLA

“lang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lang.

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