ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ອາເມລິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē li kā nư̄a)

Etymology

From ອາເມຣິກາ (ʼā mē ri kā) +‎ ເໜືອ (nư̄a)

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˩(˧).meː˧˥.liʔ˧.kaː˩(˧).nɯːə̯˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˩˨.meː˩˨.liʔ˧˨.kaː˩˨.nɯːə̯˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ອາ-ເມ-ຣິ-ກາ-ເໜືອ
• Rhymes: -ɯːə̯

Proper noun

ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ • (ʼā mē ri kā nư̄a)

1. North America (a continent)

Usage notes

• The letter ຣ (ra) is officially obsolete yet remains in widespread use. Words spelled with ຣ all have an equivalent spelled with ລ which is nominally more official or standard. Which is more popular for a given Lao word is partly arbitrary.

See also

Seven Continents in Lao · ເຈັດທະວີບ (chettha wīp) (layout · text)
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Lao	ອາເມລິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē li kā nư̄a), ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē ri kā nư̄a)	ອາເມລິກາໃຕ້ (ʼā mē li kā tai), ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້ (ʼā mē ri kā tai)	ອັນຕາກຕິກ (ʼan tāk tik), ອັງຕາກຕິກ (ʼang tāk tik)	ອາຟຣິກກາ (ʼāp rik kā), ອາຟຣິກາ (ʼāp ri kā)	ເອີຣົບ (ʼœ̄ rop)	ອາຊີ (ʼā sī)	ໂອເຊອານີ (ʼō sē ʼā nī)
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