ເອີຣົບ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ເອີລົບ (ʼœ̄ lop), ຍຸໂຣບ (nyu rōp), ຢຸຣົບ (yu rop), ຢຸໂຣບ (yu rōp)

Etymology

Borrowed from French Europe.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔɤː˩(˧).lop̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔɤː˩˨.lop̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ເອີ-ລົບ
• Rhymes: -op̚

Adjective

ເອີຣົບ • (ʼœ̄ rop)

1. European.

Noun

ເອີຣົບ • (ʼœ̄ rop)

1. European.

Proper noun

ເອີຣົບ • (ʼœ̄ rop)

1. Europe (a continent)

Usage notes

• The letter ຣ (ra) is officially obsolete yet remains in widespread use. Words spelled with ຣ all have an equivalent spelled with ລ which is nominally more official or standard. Which is more popular for a given Lao word is partly arbitrary.

• Other spellings exist in dictionaries and are due to borrowing from English, yet they are seldom used: ຍຸໂຣບ (nyu rōp), ຍູໂລບ (nyū lōp), ຢຸຣົບ (yu rop). ຢຸໂຣບ (yu rōp).

See also

Seven Continents in Lao · ເຈັດທະວີບ (chettha wīp) (layout · text)
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Lao	ອາເມລິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē li kā nư̄a), ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē ri kā nư̄a)	ອາເມລິກາໃຕ້ (ʼā mē li kā tai), ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້ (ʼā mē ri kā tai)	ອັນຕາກຕິກ (ʼan tāk tik), ອັງຕາກຕິກ (ʼang tāk tik)	ອາຟຣິກກາ (ʼāp rik kā), ອາຟຣິກາ (ʼāp ri kā)	ເອີຣົບ (ʼœ̄ rop)	ອາຊີ (ʼā sī)	ໂອເຊອານີ (ʼō sē ʼā nī)
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