ປະມຸກ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रमुख (pramukha) Cognate with Thai ประมุข (bprà-múk), Khmer ប្រមុខ (prɑmuk), Northern Thai ᨷᩕᨾᩩᨡ. Compare Pali pamukha.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).muk̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).muk̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ປະ-ມຸກ
• Rhymes: -uk̚

Noun

ປະມຸກ • (pa muk)

1. chief, head, leader