ຫາດ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *haːtᴰ (beach; sand bar). Cognate with Thai หาด (hàat), ᦠᦱᧆ (ḣaad), Shan ႁၢတ်ႇ (hàat), Tai Nüa ᥞᥣᥖᥱ (hǎat).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [haːt̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [haːt̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຫາດ
  • Rhymes: -aːt̚

Noun

ຫາດ • (hāt)

  1. beach.

Further reading

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.