ມະຫາສະໝຸດ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ມະຫາສະມຸດ (ma hā sa mut)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महासमुद्र (mahāsamudra, “ocean”, literally “great sea”). Equivalent to ມະຫາ (ma hā) +‎ ສະໝຸດ (sa mut). Cognate with Thai มหาสมุทร (má-hǎa-sà-mùt).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ma(ʔ˧).haː˩(˧).sa(ʔ˧˥).mut̚˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ma(ʔ˧˨).haː˥˧˧.sa(ʔ˩˨).mut̚˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ມະ-ຫາ-ສະ-ໝຸດ
• Rhymes: -ut̚

Noun

ມະຫາສະໝຸດ • (ma hā sa mut)

1. ocean