ເອີຣົບ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ເອີລົບ (ʼœ̄ lop)

Etymology

From French Europe, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper noun

ເອີຣົບ • (ʼœ̄ rop)

1. Europe

Usage notes

• 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.

• Other spellings exist in dictionaries and are due to borrowing from English, yet they are seldom used: ຍຸໂຣບ (nyu rōp), ຍູໂລບ (nyū lōp), ຢຸຣົບ (yu rop). ຢຸໂຣບ (yu rōp).