ກະເດືອນ

Lao

Etymology

From ກະ (ka, “meaningless prefix”) + (ເດືອນ (dư̄an), from Proto-Tai *t.nɯəlᴬ (“earthworm”)). Cognate with Thai ไส้เดือน (sâi-dʉʉan), Shan တိူၵ်ႇလိူၼ် (tòek lǒen).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).dɯːə̯n˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).dɯːə̯n˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ກະ-ເດືອນ
• Rhymes: -ɯːə̯n

Noun

ກະເດືອນ • (ka dư̄an)

1. earthworm.

Synonyms

• ໃສ້ເດືອນ (sai dư̄an)
• ຖັກແທ່ (thak thǣ)