ໂທລະສັບມືຖື

Lao

Etymology

ໂທລະສັບ (thō la sap, “telephone”) + ມື (mư̄, “hand”) + ຖື (thư̄, “to hold”). Compare Thai โทรศัพท์มือถือ (too-rá-sàp-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰoː˧˥.la(ʔ˧).sap̚˧˥.mɯː˧˥.tʰɯː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰoː˩˨.la(ʔ˧˨).sap̚˩˨.mɯː˩˨.tʰɯː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ໂທ-ລະ-ສັບ-ມື-ຖື
• Rhymes: -ɯː

Noun

ໂທລະສັບມືຖື • (thō la sap mư̄ thư̄)

1. mobile phone, cellphone