ອານາເຂດ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

ອານາ (ʼā nā) +‎ ເຂດ (khēt). Cognate with Thai อาณาเขต (aa-naa-kèet).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩(˧).naː˧˥.kʰeːt̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩˨.naː˩˨.kʰeːt̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອາ-ນາ-ເຂດ
  • Rhymes: -eːt̚

Noun edit

ອານາເຂດ (ʼā nā khēt)

  1. territory
  2. border, boundary, frontier