ປະເທດ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रदेश (pradeśa) or Pali padesa. Compare Khmer ប្រទេស (prɑteih) or បទេស (paʼteih), Thai ประเทศ (bprà-têet).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).tʰeːt̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).tʰeːt̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ປະ-ເທດ
  • Rhymes: -eːt̚

Noun

ປະເທດ • (pa thēt)

  1. country, state
  2. territory, landscape

Derived terms

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