ເມືອງຫລວງ

Lao

Etymology

ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) +‎ ຫລວງ (lūang). Cognate with Thai เมืองหลวง (mʉʉang-lǔuang).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɯːə̯ŋ˧˥.luːə̯ŋ˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɯːə̯ŋ˩˨.luːə̯ŋ˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ເມືອງ-ຫລວງ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯ŋ

Noun

ເມືອງຫລວງ • (mư̄ang lūang)

  1. capital city
    Synonym: ນະຄອນຫລວງ (na khǭn lūang)
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