Etymology[edit]
ປະເທດ (pa thēt) + ລາວ (lāo)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).tʰeːt̚˥˨.laːw˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).tʰeːt̚˧˦.laːw˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ປະ-ເທດ-ລາວ
- Rhymes: -aːw
Proper noun[edit]
ປະເທດລາວ • (pa thēt lāo)
- Laos (a country in Southeast Asia); see ລາວ (lāo)
- the Pathet Lao
