ສະອາດ
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Lao[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Khmer ស្អាត (sʼāta, “to be well-tended, well-groomed, neat, tidy, spruce, clean, etc”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cʔaʔ ~ *cʔah ~ *cʔaas. Cognate with Khmer ស្អាត (sʼaat), Thai สะอาด (sà-àat).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).ʔaːt̚˧˩]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).ʔaːt̚˥˥˨]
- Hyphenation: ສະ-ອາດ
- Rhymes: -aːt̚