farang en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “Westerner”). Doublet of Frank, frank, franc, and firangi.
Meanings
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(Thailand) A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country.
Crazy farang tied up by Pattaya locals and police after he jumped from roof to roof: A foreign man was tied up by locals and police Wednesday morning... At midnight, locals alerted the police after the farang went on a rampage and destroyed other people's property... Witnesses said they had not seen the man before. The farang continued to let out curses as he was moved onto the police's truck...
2017 April 20, "Crazy farang tied up by Pattaya locals and police after he jumped from roof to roof", Coconuts Bangkok, Coconuts Media LimitedFarang couple has sex on Samui beach for audience of stray dogs: A local on Koh Samui shared a video of a couple he called "farang scums" having sex on the beach for an audience of confused stray dogs.
2017 May 9, "Farang couple has sex on Samui beach for audience of stray dogs", Coconuts Bangkok, Coconuts Media LimitedFarang jumps to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport: A foreign man is believed to have committed suicide when he fell from the fourth floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport this morning.
2017 March 30, "Farang jumps to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport", Coconuts Bangkok, Coconuts Media Limited
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| farangs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
fa فرنگی ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · ja ファラン ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · lo ຝະລັ່ງ ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · ur فرنگی ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · tg фарангӣ ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · pt gringo ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · ru фара́нг ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · lo ຝຣັ່ງ ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · hi फ़िरंगी ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · km បារាំង ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · hi फिरंग ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · tg фаранги ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · hi फिरंगी ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry) · th ฝรั่ง ((Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry)