ປະກາຍ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali pakāsa (“to shine”) or Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa, “ibid”). Cognate with Thai ประกาย (bprà-gaai).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).kaːj˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).kaːj˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ປະ ກາຍ
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

ປະກາຍ • (pa kāi)

  1. spark, sparkle
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) morning star
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