Lao
Etymology
Ultimately from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [baː˩(˧).biː˩(˧).loːn˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [baː˩˨.biː˩˨.loːn˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ບາ-ບີ-ໂລນ
- Rhymes: -oːn
Proper noun
ບາບີໂລນ • (bā bī lōn)
- (ນະຄອນ~) (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)