ອາເມລິກາ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ອະເມລິກາ (ʼa mē li kā), ອະເມຣິກາ (ʼa mē ri kā), ອາເມຣິກາ (ʼā mē ri kā)

Etymology

Borrowed from English America.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ອາເມລິກາ • (ʼā mē li kā)

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

   ທະວີບອາເມລິກາ ― tha wīp ʼā mē li kā ― Americas (continent)

2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, ສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາ (sa ha lat ʼā mē li kā, “United States of America”))