Lao
Etymology
ນ້ຳ (nam, “water”) + ຂອງ (khǭng, “Mekong”). Compare Lü ᦓᧄᧉᦃᦸᧂ (nam²ẋoang).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nam˥˨.kʰɔːŋ˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nam˧˦.kʰɔːŋ˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ນ້ຳ-ຂອງ
- Rhymes: -ɔːŋ
Proper noun
ນ້ຳຂອງ • (nam khǭng)
- the Mekong
Synonyms