ຫາດ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *haːtᴰ (“beach; sand bar”). Cognate with Thai หาด (hàat), Lü ᦠᦱᧆ (ḣaad), Shan ႁၢတ်ႇ (hàat), Tai Nüa ᥞᥣᥖᥱ (hǎat).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [haːt̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [haːt̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ຫາດ
• Rhymes: -aːt̚

Noun

ຫາດ • (hāt)

1. beach.

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.