ຊ່ອງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟoːŋᴮ. Cognate with Thai ช่อง (chɔ̂ng), Isan ซ่อง, Lü ᦋᦸᧂᧈ (tsoang¹), Zhuang congh.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sɔːŋ˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sɔːŋ˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຊ່ອງ
• Rhymes: -ɔːŋ

Noun

ຊ່ອງ • (sǭng)

1. hole, opening, orifice
2. (mountain) pass

Derived terms

• ຊ່ອງຄອດ (sǭng khǭt)