ຫວຽດນາມ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from English Vietnam.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋiːə̯t̚˧˩.naːm˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋiːə̯t̚˥˥˨.naːm˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຫວຽດ-ນາມ
• Rhymes: -aːm

Proper noun

ຫວຽດນາມ • (wīat nām)

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

   ຊາວຫວຽດນາມ ― sāo wīat nām ― Vietnamese (person)

   ຄົນຫວຽດນາມ ― khon wīat nām ― Vietnamese (person)

   ພາສາຫວຽດນາມ ― phā sā wīat nām ― Vietnamese (the Vietnamese language)