ຊົນນະບົດ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali janapada, from Sanskrit जनपद (janapada).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [son˧˥.na(ʔ˧).bot̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [son˩˨.na(ʔ˧˨).bot̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຊົນ-ນະ-ບົດ
  • Rhymes: -ot̚

Noun edit

ຊົນນະບົດ (son na bot)

  1. province, outlying district; outskirts
  2. countryside