ຫ້ອງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰrɔːŋꟲ (“room; compartment; space”). Cognate with Thai ห้อง (hɔ̂ng), Northern Thai ᩉᩬ᩶ᨦ, Shan ႁွင်ႈ (hāung), Tai Nüa ᥞᥩᥒᥲ (hòang), Ahom 𑜍𑜨𑜂𑜫 (roṅ) or 𑜑𑜨𑜂𑜫 (hoṅ).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [hɔːŋ˧˩]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [hɔːŋ˥˥˨]
Hyphenation: ຫ້ອງ
Rhymes: -ɔːŋ

Noun

ຫ້ອງ • (hǭng)

room (division of building).

Derived terms

ຫ້ອງການ (“office”)
ຫ້ອງນອນ (“bedroom”)
ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ (“bathroom”)

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