ປະຊາມະຕິ

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Lao

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Etymology

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Sanskrit प्रजा (prajā) + मति (mati). Cognate with Thai ประชามติ (bprà-chaa-má-dtì), Khmer ប្រជាមតិ (prɑciə mĕəʼteʼ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).saː˧˥.ma(ʔ˧).tiʔ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).saː˩˨.ma(ʔ˧˨).tiʔ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ປະ-ຊາ-ມະ-ຕິ
  • Rhymes: -iʔ

Noun

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ປະຊາມະຕິ (pa sā ma ti)

  1. (law) plebiscite, referendum