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ທະວີບ

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Lao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa, continent; island). Compare Khmer ទ្វីប (tviip); Thai ทวีป (tá-wîip); Old Javanese dwīpa; Pali dīpa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧).ʋiːp̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧˨).ʋiːp̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ທະ-ວີບ
  • Rhymes: -iːp̚

Noun

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ທະວີບ (tha wīp)

  1. continent.
  2. (archaic)
    1. isle; island.
    2. land; region; realm; territory.

See also

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Seven Continents in Lao · ເຈັດທະວີບ (chettha wīp) (layout · text)
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Lao ອາເມລິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē li kā nư̄a),
ອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ (ʼā mē ri kā nư̄a)
ອາເມລິກາໃຕ້ (ʼā mē li kā tai),
ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້ (ʼā mē ri kā tai)
ອັນຕາກຕິກ (ʼan tāk tik),
ອັງຕາກຕິກ (ʼang tāk tik)
ອາຟຣິກກາ (ʼāp rik kā),
ອາຟຣິກາ (ʼāp ri kā)
ເອີຣົບ (ʼœ̄ rop) ອາຊີ (ʼā sī) ໂອເຊອານີ (ʼō sē ʼā nī)
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