Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Farang


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Courcelles 22:47, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Farang

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the English language Wikipedia is not a Thai etymological dictionary for random words, NN Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 05:16, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - I don't think this is a WP:DICT or random word; the article contains more than etymology and notability seems to be established by G-Hits (and 8 interwikis). There are other similiar words in other languages that are far too well-known to be deleted such as the Spanish/Portuguese word Gringo and the Japanese Gaijin. Here are a few more from List of terms for white people in non-Western cultures: Ang mo, Gweilo, Laowai, Barang (Khmer word), Bule, Pākehā, Palagi, Mzungu, Toubab. jonkerz♠ 09:11, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete According to WP:DICT articles are supposed to be about things not words. Although interesting this article is only a extra-long (and well-written) discussion of the origin, meaning, and use of one word.Borock (talk) 10:15, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * P.S. It is not randomness but the general interest in the important topic of inter-racial and inter-cultural relations that inspired the article, I say with some confidence but in disagreement with the nominator. Borock (talk) 10:17, 2 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. The word "farang" has entered the English language in the sense of a non-Thai person. This well-referenced article also touches on Thai perceptions of non-Thai people and culture. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 18:05, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Thailand-related deletion discussions.  Eastmain (talk • contribs)  18:05, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It would be better to write an article on Thai perceptions of non-Thai people, rather than just having an article touch on them. Borock (talk) 23:57, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * "The word "farang" has entered the English language"?!? No, it hasn't.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 01:34, 3 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep "farang" may not be in every speaker's active vocabulary, but it is in mine, and is listed in the Concise Oxford which I consider to be sufficient evidence that is now considered part of English.  Ideally, looking for evidence such as this should be done before nomination, according to [WP:BEFORE].  I think the extended discussion makes this a suitable entry for Wikipedia, rather than Wiktionary.  Francis Bond (talk) 02:12, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. see also Pākehā for a similar article about a different word with the same meaning in the same context. Stuartyeates (talk) 08:13, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.