ໄຊຊະນະ

Lao

Etymology

Compound of ໄຊ (sai) (victory) + ຊະນະ (sa na) (to win). Compare Thai Thai ชัยชนะ (chai-chá-ná) (victory).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [saj˧˥.sa(ʔ˧).naʔ˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [saj˩˨.sa(ʔ˧˨).naʔ˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໄຊ-ຊະ-ນະ
  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Noun

ໄຊຊະນະ • (sai sa na)

  1. victory, triumph
    ເຜີຍແຜ່ຂ່າວໄຊຊະນະphœ̄i phǣ khāosai sa naannounce news of victory

Derived terms

  • ຫລັກໄຊຊະນະ (lak sai sa na) — noun: finish post/stake (in racing).

Verb

ໄຊຊະນະ • (sai sa na) (abstract noun ການໄຊຊະນະ)

  1. to win, achieve victory