ເອກະລາດ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Pali ekarāja (literally only monarch; sole monarch; etc) or Sanskrit एकराज (ekarāja, literally only monarch; sole monarch; etc). Compare Old Khmer ekkarājja (universal king); Modern Khmer ឯករាជ (ʼaekaʼriəc); Thai เอกราช (èek-gà-râat).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔeː˩(˧).ka(ʔ˧˥).laːt̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔeː˩˨.ka(ʔ˩˨).laːt̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ເອ-ກະ-ລາດ
  • Rhymes: -aːt̚

Adjective

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ເອກະລາດ (ʼē ka lāt) (abstract noun ຄວາມເອກະລາດ)

  1. (government) independent

Noun

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ເອກະລາດ (ʼē ka lāt)

  1. (government) independence