ຫຼວງ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰluəŋᴬ (“big”). Cognate with Thai หลวง (lǔuang), Northern Thai ᩉᩖ᩠ᩅᨦ, Lü ᦷᦜᧂ (l̇ong), Shan လူင် (lǔung), Ahom 𑜎𑜤𑜂𑜫 (luṅ), Zhuang lueng, Nong Zhuang long.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [luːə̯ŋ˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [luːə̯ŋ˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຫຼວງ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯ŋ

Adjective

ຫຼວງ • (lūang) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼວງ)

  1. royal, state
  2. main, principal
  3. huge, enormous

Derived terms

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