Mê Kông

See also: Mekong

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Thai แม่โขง, literally "Mother-River Khong" (short for แม่น้ำโขง, "Mother Khong").

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [me˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mej˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mej˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Proper noun

Mê Kông

  1. Mekong

Synonyms

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