ແມ່ນ້ຳ
Lao edit
Etymology edit
ແມ່ (mǣ, “river”) + ນ້ຳ (nam, “water”). Cognate with Thai แม่น้ำ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam), Shan မႄႈၼမ်ႉ (māae nâ̰m), Lü ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ (mae¹nam²).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɛː˧.nam˥˨]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɛː˧˨.nam˧˦]
- Hyphenation: ແມ່-ນ້ຳ
- Rhymes: -am
Noun edit
ແມ່ນ້ຳ • (mǣ nam)
- (large) river
- ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ ― mǣ nam khǭng ― the Mekong River
Synonyms edit
river