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ฝรั่ง faL rangL

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1.	non-Asian foreigner, [usually] Caucasian [see notes]
2.	guava, Psidium guyava
3.	foreign; non-Thai

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai	ฝะ-หฺรั่ง
IPA	fàràŋ
Royal Thai General System	farang



1. [noun, adjective, colloquial, loanword, French]
definition	non-Asian foreigner, [usually] Caucasian [see notes]
notes	This word is believed to have originated as a transliteration of the French pronunciation of the French word "Français." The French were the first group of Westerners to be known amongst the Siamese. ฝรั่ง is now used to refer to any foreign object adopted into Thai culture. The loanword may have migrated into Thailand and the Thai language by way of 17th century Persian and Indian trade routes—there is a similar Persian loanword which is used to refer to non-Muslims. This colloquialism is used to refer to a Caucasian or Westerner. The formal word that Thai people use for a foreigner is คน ต่างชาติ . Thai people would consider any Caucasian to be foreigners but they would by no means consider all foreigners to be Caucasians. Asians&8212;such as Chinese or Japanese—visiting and living in Thailand are technically foreigners but they would not be referred to as "ฝรั่ง."
classifier	คน	khohnM	[numerical classifier for persons/occupations]
examples	ฝรั่งขี้นก	faL rangL kheeF nohkH	[showing disapproval] a Thai follower of European of American customs; a Thai who puts on airs as if he or she was a Westerner; a Thai who apes Westerners
	ต้นฝรั่งขี้นก	dtohnF faL rangL kheeF nohkH	[plant] a species of red-reeded and round-shaped ฝรั่ง (guava)
	ฝรั่งขี้เหนียว	faL rangL kheeF niaaoR	a stingy or penny-pinching foreigner
	ฝรั่งจ๋า	faL rangL jaaR	to idolize foreign things; culture; clothes; lifestyles; etc.
	ฝรั่งมังค่า	faL rangL mangM khaaF	a white man, a European, a Westerner
sample sentences	ภาษา อังกฤษ ฉัน กระดิก หู เสีย ที่ไหน ถึง จะ ให้ไป ทำงาน บ้านฝรั่ง phaaM saaR angM gritL chanR graL dikL huuR siiaR theeF naiR theungR jaL haiF bpaiM thahmM ngaanM baanF faL rangL "How am I going to learn to understand English so that I can go to work in a foreign household?"
sample sentences	มีฝรั่งมาเที่ยว เมืองไทย มาก ขึ้น ทุกปี meeM faL rangL maaM thiaaoF meuuangM thaiM maakF kheunF thookH bpeeM "There are more foreigners visiting (coming to visit) Thailand every year."


2. [noun]
definition	guava, Psidium guyava
classifier	ลูก	luukF	[numerical classifier for children, round fruit and midsized hard round objects]


3. [adjective, loanword, French]
definition	foreign; non-Thai
notes	This Thai word is used transliterally in English sentences by English-speakers in Thailand.
examples	คนฝรั่ง	khohnM faL rangL	foreigner
	ชาวฝรั่ง	chaaoM faL rangL	foreigner; white man
	ผัก ชีฝรั่ง	phakL cheeM faL rangL	parsley, Petroselinum sativum
	ภาษาฝรั่ง	phaaM saaR faL rangL	foreign language; European or Western languages
	มันฝรั่ง	manM faL rangL	[general] Irish potato; potato
	ต้น มันฝรั่ง	dtohnF manM faL rangL	the potato plant
	ระนาดฝรั่ง	raH naatF faL rangL	(non-Thai) xylophone
	หน่อ ไม้ฝรั่ง	naawL maaiH faL rangL	asparagus
	หมากฝรั่ง	maakL faL rangL	chewing gum
	หมากรุกฝรั่ง	maakL rookH faL rangL	chess



special note	This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: the first consonant is mid- or high-class, and the second consonant is low-class. As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster. For more details, please check the following resources: reference summary, Non-conforming Initial Clusters the lesson, Inside a Thai Syllable

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