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ສະຫະລັດອະເມລິກາ

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Lao

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A calque of English United States of America; equivalent ສະຫະ ("united") + ລັດ ("state"(s)) + ອາເມລິກາ ("America").

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).ha(ʔ˧˥).lat̚˧.ʔa(ʔ˧˥).meː˧˥.liʔ˧.kaː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).ha(ʔ˩˨).lat̚˧˨.ʔa(ʔ˩˨).meː˩˨.liʔ˧˨.kaː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສະ-ຫະ-ລັດ-ອະ-ເມ-ລິ-ກາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Proper noun

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ສະຫະລັດອະເມລິກາ (sa ha lat ʼa mē li kā)

  1. United States of America (a country in North America)