ຫ້ອງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰrɔːŋꟲ (“room; compartment; space”). Cognate with Thai ห้อง (hɔ̂ng), Northern Thai ᩉᩬ᩶ᨦ, Shan ႁွင်ႈ (hāung), Tai Nüa ᥞᥩᥒᥲ (hòang), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜂𑜫 (roṅ) or 𑜑𑜨𑜂𑜫 (hoṅ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [hɔːŋ˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [hɔːŋ˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ຫ້ອງ
• Rhymes: -ɔːŋ

Noun

ຫ້ອງ • (hǭng)

1. room (division of building).

Derived terms

• ຫ້ອງການ (“office”)
• ຫ້ອງນອນ (“bedroom”)
• ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ (“bathroom”)