Mê Kông

See also: Mekong

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Thai แม่โขง, literally "Mother-River Khong" (short for แม่น้ำโขง, "Mother Khong").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [me˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mej˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mej˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Proper noun

Mê Kông

1. Mekong

Synonyms

• sông Cửu Long