English
farang
Farang comes from Thai ฝรั่ง ‘Westerner’, from Classical Persian فرنگ ‘Frank, French’, and ultimately from Latin Francus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFrancus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400franc‘a Frank’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentفرنگfarang‘Frank, French’
- Thaimodernฝรั่งfà-ràng‘Westerner’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017farang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFrancus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400franc‘a Frank’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentفرنگfarang‘Frank, French’
- Thaimodernฝรั่งfà-ràng‘Westerner’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017farang
Earliest quotation: 2017, "Farang jumps to his death at Suvarnabhu, Coconuts Bangkok: “Farang jumps to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport: A…”
Linked words
through Old French franc ‘a Frank’
Today it means
noun A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Francus / farang