Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Pali manussa, from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ma(ʔ˧).nut̚˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ma(ʔ˧˨).nut̚˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ມະ-ນຸດ
  • Rhymes: -ut̚

Noun edit

ມະນຸດ (ma nut) (classifier ຄົນ)

  1. human being, person
    Antonym: ອະມະນຸດ (ʼa ma nut)

See also edit