Lao
Etymology
Borrowed from English Vietnam.
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʋiːə̯t̚˧˩.naːm˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʋiːə̯t̚˥˥˨.naːm˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ຫວຽດ-ນາມ
- Rhymes: -aːm
Proper noun
ຫວຽດນາມ • (huāit nām)
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
- ຊາວຫວຽດນາມ ― sāo huāit nām ― Vietnamese (person)
- ຄົນຫວຽດນາມ ― khon huāit nām ― Vietnamese (person)
- ພາສາຫວຽດນາມ ― phā sā huāit nām ― Vietnamese (the Vietnamese language)