ມະຫາສະໝຸດ
Lao edit
Alternative forms edit
- ມະຫາສະມຸດ (ma hā sa mut)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit महासमुद्र (mahāsamudra, “ocean”, literally “great sea”). Equivalent to ມະຫາ (ma hā) + ສະໝຸດ (sa mut). Cognate with Thai มหาสมุทร (má-hǎa-sà-mùt).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ma(ʔ˧).haː˩(˧).sa(ʔ˧˥).mut̚˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ma(ʔ˧˨).haː˥˧˧.sa(ʔ˩˨).mut̚˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ມະ-ຫາ-ສະ-ໝຸດ
- Rhymes: -ut̚
Noun edit
ມະຫາສະໝຸດ • (ma hā sa mut)