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ມະຫາສະໝຸດ

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Lao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit महासमुद्र (mahāsamudra, ocean, literally great sea). Equivalent to ມະຫາ (ma hā) +‎ ສະໝຸດ (sa mut). Cognate with Thai มหาสมุทร (má-hǎa-sà-mùt).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ma(ʔ˧).haː˩(˧).sa(ʔ˧˥).mut̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ma(ʔ˧˨).haː˥˧˧.sa(ʔ˩˨).mut̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ມະ-ຫາ-ສະ-ໝຸດ
  • Rhymes: -ut̚

Noun

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ມະຫາສະໝຸດ (ma hā sa mut)

  1. ocean