ແມ່ນ້ຳ

Lao

Etymology

ແມ່ (mǣ, “river”) +‎ ນ້ຳ (nam, “water”). Cognate with Thai แม่น้ำ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam), Shan မႄႈၼမ်ႉ (māae nâ̰m), Lü ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ (mae¹nam²).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɛː˧.nam˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɛː˧˨.nam˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ແມ່-ນ້ຳ
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

ແມ່ນ້ຳ • (mǣ nam)

  1. (large) river
    ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ ― mǣ nam khǭng ― the Mekong River

Synonyms
river
  • ກະແສ (ka sǣ)
  • ຄຸງຄາ (khung khā)
  • ຊະລາໄລ (sa lā lai)
  • ຊະລາໄສ (sa lā sai)
  • ຊະໂລທອນ (sa lō thǭn)
  • ຊົນ (son)
  • ຊົນລະຊາດ (son la sāt)
  • ຊົນລະທາ (son la thā)
  • ຊົນລະທານ (son la thān)
  • ຊົນລະທີ (son la thī)
  • ເຊ (sē)
  • ຍົມມະນາ (nyom ma nā)
  • ນະທີ (na thī)
  • ວາຫິນີ (wā hi nī)
  • ສາຄອນ (sā khǭn)
  • ແສ (sǣ)
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