ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ອາເມລິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē li kā nư̄a)
Etymology
[edit]From ອາເມຣິກາ (ʼā mē ri kā) + ເໜືອ (nư̄a)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩(˧).meː˧˥.liʔ˧.kaː˩(˧).nɯːə̯˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩˨.meː˩˨.liʔ˧˨.kaː˩˨.nɯːə̯˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ອາ-ເມ-ຣິ-ກາ-ເໜືອ
- Rhymes: -ɯːə̯
Proper noun
[edit]ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ • (ʼā mē ri kā nư̄a)
- North America (a continent)
Usage notes
[edit]- The letter ຣ (ra) is officially obsolete yet remains in widespread use. Words spelled with ຣ all have an equivalent spelled with ລ which is nominally more official or standard. Which is more popular for a given Lao word is partly arbitrary.
See also
[edit]Seven Continents in Lao · ເຈັດທະວີບ (chettha wīp) (layout · text) | |||||||
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Lao | ອາເມລິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē li kā nư̄a), ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē ri kā nư̄a) |
ອາເມລິກາໃຕ້ (ʼā mē li kā tai), ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້ (ʼā mē ri kā tai) |
ອັນຕາກຕິກ (ʼan tāk tik), ອັງຕາກຕິກ (ʼang tāk tik) |
ອາຟຣິກກາ (ʼāp rik kā), ອາຟຣິກາ (ʼāp ri kā) |
ເອີຣົບ (ʼœ̄ rop) | ອາຊີ (ʼā sī) | ໂອເຊອານີ (ʼō sē ʼā nī) |
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