ເກດສະໜາ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa, black agarwood; blackness). Compare Thai กฤษณา (grìt-sà-nǎa) and Khmer ក្រស្នា (krɑsnaa).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [keːt̚˧˩.sa(ʔ˧˥).naː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [keːt̚˥˥˨.sa(ʔ˩˨).naː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ເກດ-ສະ-ໜາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ເກດສະໜາ • (kēt sa nā)

  1. agarwood; eaglewood; aloeswood; agalloch