ສະອາດ

Lao

Etymology

From Old Khmer ស្អាត (sʼāta, “to be well-tended, well-groomed, neat, tidy, spruce, clean, etc”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cʔaʔ ~ *cʔah ~ *cʔaas. Cognate with Khmer ស្អាត (sʼaat), Thai สะอาด (sà-àat).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).ʔaːt̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).ʔaːt̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ສະ-ອາດ
• Rhymes: -aːt̚

Adjective

ສະອາດ • (sa ʼāt) (abstract noun ຄວາມສະອາດ)

1. clean