ຫວັງດີ

Lao

Etymology

From ຫວັງ (wang, “to hope for”) +‎ ດີ (dī, “good”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋaŋ˩(˧).diː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋaŋ˥˧˧.diː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຫວັງ-ດີ
• Rhymes: -iː

Verb

ຫວັງດີ • (wang dī) (abstract noun ການຫວັງດີ or ຄວາມຫວັງດີ)

1. (intransitive) to wish someone well, to mean well

Antonyms

to have good wishes

• ປະສົງຮ້າຍ (pa song hāi)
• ມຸ່ງຮ້າຍ (mung hāi)