ສົງການ

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (saṅkrānti, the passage of the Sun from one position (Aries) to another (Taurus)). Compare Lü ᦉᧂᦃᦱᧃ (ṡangẋaan) and Thai สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan). Doublet of ສັງຂານ (sang khān).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [soŋ˩(˧).kaːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [soŋ˥˧˧.kaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສົງ-ການ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Proper noun edit

ສົງການ (song kān)

  1. Songkran

See also edit