ສາມາດ

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Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali samattha (able, strong), from Sanskrit समर्थ (samartha, competent, capable of, able to). Compare Thai สามารถ (samad).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [saː˩(˧).maːt̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [saː˥˧˧.maːt̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ສາ-ມາດ
  • Rhymes: -aːt̚

Verb[edit]

ສາມາດ (sā māt) (abstract noun ການສາມາດ)

  1. to be able, can

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