ຫວັງ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Thai หวัง (wǎng), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨦ, Lü ᦛᧂ (v̇ang).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋaŋ˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋaŋ˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຫວັງ
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Verb

ຫວັງ • (wang) (abstract noun ການຫວັງ)

1. to hope (for)
2. to wish, to want

References

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.