ປະຊາມະຕິ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ประชามติ (bprà-chaa-má-dtì, “referendum”, literally “people's resolution”), from ประชา (bprà-chaa, “people”) + มติ (má-dtì, “resolution”).

By surface analysis, ປະຊາ (pa sā) +‎ ມະຕິ (ma ti).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).saː˧˥.ma(ʔ˧).tiʔ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).saː˩˨.ma(ʔ˧˨).tiʔ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ປະ-ຊາ-ມະ-ຕິ
  • Rhymes: -iʔ

Noun

ປະຊາມະຕິ • (pa sā ma ti)

  1. (law) referendum
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