ສະຫະປະຊາຊາດ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

ສະຫະ (sa ha, united) +‎ ປະຊາຊາດ (pa sā sāt, nation); calque of English United Nations.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).ha(ʔ˧˥).pa(ʔ˧˥).saː˧˥.saːt̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).ha(ʔ˩˨).pa(ʔ˩˨).saː˩˨.saːt̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ສະ-ຫະ-ປະ-ຊາ-ຊາດ
  • Rhymes: -aːt̚

Proper noun edit

ສະຫະປະຊາຊາດ (sa ha pa sā sāt)

  1. United Nations