ເຄື່ອງໝາຍ

Lao

Etymology

From ເຄື່ອງ (khư̄ang, “thing; instrument; etc”) +‎ ໝາຍ (māi, “to mark”). Compare Thai เครื่องหมาย (krʉ̂ʉang-mǎai).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɯːə̯ŋ˧.maːj˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɯːə̯ŋ˧˨.maːj˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ເຄື່ອງ-ໝາຍ
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Noun

ເຄື່ອງໝາຍ • (khư̄ang māi)

  1. mark, sign, emblem, symbol, token
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