ປະເທດ

Lao

Alternative forms

ຜະເທດ (pha thēt)
ປຼະເທສ, ປະເທສ (pa thēt) — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रदेश (pradeśa) or Pali padesa. Compare Khmer ប្រទេស (prɑteih) or បទេស (paʼteih), Thai ประเทศ (bprà-têet).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).tʰeːt̚˥˨]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).tʰeːt̚˧˦]
Hyphenation: ປະ-ເທດ
Rhymes: -eːt̚

Noun

ປະເທດ • (pa thēt)

country, state
territory, landscape

Derived terms

ປະເທດລາວ (pa thēt lāo)

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