Vientiane

From French Vientiane, from Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).

From Saigon we flew to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, where I had a long meeting with Prince Souvanna Phouma, a young, Paris-educated member of the Laotian ruling family, who was then Prime Minister.

1978, Richard Nixon, “Vice President 1953-1960”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 122:

A prefecture of Laos. Capital: Vientiane (city).


Vientiane

cs-proper noun

Vientiane n (related adjective vientianský)

vientianský (adjective)
Vientiane (nominative singular)
Vientianu (genitive singular)
Vientianu (dative singular)
Vientiane (accusative singular)
Vientiane (singular vocative)
Vientianu (locative singular)
Vientianem (instrumental singular)


Vientiane

Vientiane (nominative singular)
Vientiane (accusative nominative singular)
Vientianen (accusative genitive singular)
Vientianen (genitive singular)
Vientianea (partitive singular)
Vientianessa (inessive singular)
Vientianesta (elative singular)
Vientianeen (illative singular)
Vientianella (adessive singular)
Vientianelta (ablative singular)
Vientianelle (allative singular)
Vientianena (essive singular)
Vientianeksi (singular translative)
Vientianetta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Vientianeni (nominative singular)
Vientianeni (accusative nominative singular)
Vientianeni (accusative genitive singular)
Vientianeni (genitive singular)
Vientianeani (partitive singular)
Vientianessani (inessive singular)
Vientianestani (elative singular)
Vientianeeni (illative singular)
Vientianellani (adessive singular)
Vientianeltani (ablative singular)
Vientianelleni (allative singular)
Vientianenani (essive singular)
Vientianekseni (singular translative)
Vientianettani (abessive singular)
Vientianesi (nominative singular)
Vientianesi (accusative nominative singular)
Vientianesi (accusative genitive singular)
Vientianesi (genitive singular)
Vientianeasi (partitive singular)
Vientianessasi (inessive singular)
Vientianestasi (elative singular)
Vientianeesi (illative singular)
Vientianellasi (adessive singular)
Vientianeltasi (ablative singular)
Vientianellesi (allative singular)
Vientianenasi (essive singular)
Vientianeksesi (singular translative)
Vientianettasi (abessive singular)
Vientianemme (nominative singular)
Vientianemme (accusative nominative singular)
Vientianemme (accusative genitive singular)
Vientianemme (genitive singular)
Vientianeamme (partitive singular)
Vientianessamme (inessive singular)
Vientianestamme (elative singular)
Vientianeemme (illative singular)
Vientianellamme (adessive singular)
Vientianeltamme (ablative singular)
Vientianellemme (allative singular)
Vientianenamme (essive singular)
Vientianeksemme (singular translative)
Vientianettamme (abessive singular)
Vientianenne (nominative singular)
Vientianenne (accusative nominative singular)
Vientianenne (accusative genitive singular)
Vientianenne (genitive singular)
Vientianeanne (partitive singular)
Vientianessanne (inessive singular)
Vientianestanne (elative singular)
Vientianeenne (illative singular)
Vientianellanne (adessive singular)
Vientianeltanne (ablative singular)
Vientianellenne (allative singular)
Vientianenanne (essive singular)
Vientianeksenne (singular translative)
Vientianettanne (abessive singular)
Vientianensa (nominative singular)
Vientianensa (accusative nominative singular)
Vientianensa (accusative genitive singular)
Vientianensa (genitive singular)
Vientianeaan (partitive singular)
Vientianeansa (partitive singular)
Vientianessaan (inessive singular)
Vientianessansa (inessive singular)
Vientianestaan (elative singular)
Vientianestansa (elative singular)
Vientianeensa (illative singular)
Vientianellaan (adessive singular)
Vientianellansa (adessive singular)
Vientianeltaan (ablative singular)
Vientianeltansa (ablative singular)
Vientianelleen (allative singular)
Vientianellensa (allative singular)
Vientianenaan (essive singular)
Vientianenansa (essive singular)
Vientianekseen (singular translative)
Vientianeksensa (singular translative)
Vientianettaan (abessive singular)
Vientianettansa (abessive singular)

[ˈʋie̞̯n̪t̪iˌɑ̝ne̞]


Վիենտյան

Vientyan (romanization)
Վիենտյան (nominative singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանի (dative singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանից (ablative singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանում (locative singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Վիենտյանումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Վիենտյանը/Վիենտյանն

Վիենտյանները/Վիենտյաններն

Վիենտյանների

Վիենտյաններին

Վիենտյաններից

Վիենտյաններով

Վիենտյաններում

Վիենտյաններս

Վիենտյաններիս

Վիենտյաններիցս

Վիենտյաններովս

Վիենտյանումս

Վիենտյաններումս

Վիենտյաններդ

Վիենտյաններիդ

Վիենտյաններիցդ

Վիենտյաններովդ

Վիենտյանումդ

Վիենտյաններումդ


ວຽງຈັນ

[ʋiːə̯ŋ˧˥.t͡ɕan˩(˧)]

[ʋiːə̯ŋ˩˨.t͡ɕan˩˨]

From ວຽງ (wīang) + ຈັນ (chan, “sandalwood”).

ນະຄອນ ນະຄອນ#Lao

ຫຼວງ ຫຼວງ#Lao

(ນະຄອນຫຼວງ~) Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao


เวียงจันทน์

th-proper noun

เวียงจันทน์ • (wiiang-jan)

From เวียง (wiiang, “polity, as city or town, especially one that is walled or fortified”) + จันทน์ (jan, “sandalwood”). Compare Lao ວຽງຈັນທນ໌ (wīang chan than), archaic spelling of ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).


ຫຼວງພະບາງ

lo-proper noun

ຫຼວງພະບາງ • (lūang pha bāng)

[luːə̯ŋ˥˧˧.pʰa(ʔ˧˨).baːŋ˩˨]

Phra Bang
lo:ເມືອງຫຼວງພະບາງ
lo:ແຂວງຫຼວງພະບາງ

From ຫຼວງ (lūang, “royal”) + ພະບາງ (pha bāng, “Buddha Image”).

af

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Luang Prabang (a province in northern Laos)

ເມືອງ ເມືອງ#Lao

(ເມືອງ~) Luang Prabang (a city in northern Laos)


Luang Prabang

A city in Luang Prabang province, Laos; the former royal capital.


ລ້ານຊ້າງ

lo-proper noun

ລ້ານຊ້າງ • (lān sāng)

→ Burmese: လင်းဇင်း (lang:jang:)

→ Chinese: 瀾滄／澜沧 (Láncāng)

ລ້ານ (lān, “million”) + ຊ້າງ (sāng, “elephants”).

com

(historical) Lan Xang (a historical kingdom in modern-day Laos)


ຊຽງຂວາງ

[siːə̯ŋ˧˥.kʰuːə̯ŋ˩(˧)]

[siːə̯ŋ˩˨.kʰuːə̯ŋ˥˧˧]

Xiangkhouang Province
w:Xiangkhouang Province

Xiangkhouang Province (a province in northeastern Laos)


ຈຳປາສັກ

lo:ແຂວງຈຳປາສັກ

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Champasak (a province in southern Laos)

ເມືອງ ເມືອງ#Lao

(ເມືອງ~) Champasak (a town in southern Laos)


ສາລະວັນ

lo-proper noun

ສາລະວັນ • (sā la wan)

lo:ເມືອງສາລະວັນ lo:ແຂວງສາລະວັນ

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Salavan (a province in southern Laos)

ເມືອງ ເມືອງ#Lao

(ເມືອງ~) Salavan (a city in southern Laos)


Viangchan

Dated form of Vientiane, the capital city of Laos.


Viangchan

[ˈʋiɑ̝ŋt̪ʃɑ̝n]

Alternative form of Vientiane, the capital city of Laos


Viêng Chăn

[viəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕan˧˧]

[viəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˧]

[viəŋ˧˧ caŋ˧˧]

[jiəŋ˧˧ caŋ˧˧]


Вьентьян

ru-proper noun+

Вьентья́н • (Vʹjentʹján) m inan (genitive Вьентья́на, nominative plural Вьентья́ны, genitive plural Вьентья́нов)

Вьентья́н (canonical)
Vʹjentʹján (romanization)
Вьентья́на (genitive)
Вьентья́ны (nominative plural)
Вьентья́нов (genitive plural)
Вьентья́н (nominative singular)
Вьентья́ны (nominative plural)
Вьентья́на (genitive singular)
Вьентья́нов (genitive plural)
Вьентья́ну (dative singular)
Вьентья́нам (dative plural)
Вьентья́н (accusative singular)
Вьентья́ны (accusative plural)
Вьентья́ном (instrumental singular)
Вьентья́нами (instrumental plural)
Вьентья́не (prepositional singular)
Вьентья́нах (plural prepositional)


ヴィエンチャン

[bʲiẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕã̠ɴ]


萬象

Phono-semantic matching of Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan). 萬象 literally means “ten thousand elephants”, analogous to 瀾滄／澜沧 (Láncāng, “Lan Xang”) which also means “million elephants” in Lao.

psm

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ²²/

/ban³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ³³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/

/ve²² ʑiã⁴⁴/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ²²/

/ban³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ³³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/

/ve²² ʑiã⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore) Vientiane (a city, the capital city of Laos)


Wientian

Wientian (nominative singular)
Wientianu (genitive singular)
Wientianowi (dative singular)
Wientian (accusative singular)
Wientianem (instrumental singular)
Wientianie (locative singular)
Wientianie (singular vocative)

Borrowed from French Vientiane, from Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).


វៀងច័ន្ទន៍

km-proper noun

វៀងច័ន្ទន៍ • (viəngcan)


Vienciana

(Portugal) Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)


永珍

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/wɪŋ¹³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/wɪŋ¹³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan), via Cantonese.

(Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore) Vientiane (a city, the capital city of Laos)


Golden Triangle

ရွှေတြိဂံ

region of prosperity bounded by three points

Coordinate term: Golden Crescent

This is an informal crossing on a small river that separates the two countries in the infamous Golden Triangle.

2019 July 4, Michael Sullivan, “In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars”, in NPR.org:

Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points.

A region of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, famous for production of opium and heroin.


Muang Sing

Lao ເມືອງສີງ (mư̄ang sīng). Compare Thai เมืองสิงห์.

cog

Thai เมืองสิงห์

A small town and district of Luang Namtha province, Laos.


川壙

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ kʷʰɔːŋ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ kʷʰɔːŋ³³/

(～省) Xiangkhouang Province (a province in northeastern Laos)


จันทบุรี

Traditionally believed to be from Pali candapurī (literally “moon town”), from canda (“moon”) + purī (“town”); equivalent to Thai จันท + บุรี (bù-rii). Argued by modern scholar Sujit Wongthes to be from Pali candanapurī (literally “sandal town”), from candana (“sandal”, Asian trees of the genus Santalum) + purī (“town”); equivalent to Thai จันทน + บุรี (bù-rii) which -น- is dropped. Compare Old Khmer candapūrī, from which the archaic form จันทบูรี was possibly derived.

com

จันท + บุรี (bù-rii)

com

จันทน + บุรี (bù-rii)

(Can we date this quote?), “พงษาวดารเมืองหลวงพระบาง ตามฉบับที่มีอยู่ในศาลาลูกขุน”, in ดำรงราชานุภาพ, พระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ กรมพระ, editor, ประชุมพงษาวดาร ภาคที่ ๕, 2nd edition, Bangkok: n.p., published 1917, page 243:
จุลศักราช ๙๒๑...พระเจ้าหงษาวดียกกองทัพขึ้นไปตีเมืองศรีสัตนาคนหุต... พระไชยเชษฐาธิราชลงมาตั้งเมืองเวียงจันท์ มีนามว่า เมืองจันทบุรี... พระยาอังวะยกกองทัพติดตาม...ถึงเมืองจันทบุรี
jun-lá-sàk-gà-ràat · gâao-rɔ́ɔi yîi-sìp èt ... prá-jâao hǒng-sǎa-wá-dii yók gɔɔng-táp kʉ̂n bpai dtii mʉʉang sǐi-sàt-dtà-naa-ká-ná-hùt ... · prá chai-yá chêet-tǎa-tí-râat long maa dtâng mʉʉang wiiang-jan · mii naam wâa · mʉʉang jan-tá-bù-rii ... · prá-yaa ang-wá yók gɔɔng-táp dtìt-dtaam ... tʉ̌ng mʉʉang jan-tá-bù-rii
[In the year] 921 Lesser Era... the Divine Lord of Hongsawadi led [his] hosts north to attack Mueang Si Sattanakhanahut... Phra Chaiyachetthathirat [moved his hosts] down to take up a position in Mueang Wiang Chan, [which] bore the name of Mueang Chanthaburi... The Phraya of Angwa marched [his] hosts after [Phra Chaiyachetthathirat]...[till] reaching Mueang Chanthaburi.

เมือง เมือง#Thai

(archaic) (เมือง~) Vientiane (a city in Laos)


ဗီယင်ကျန်း

/bìjɪ̀ɴt͡ɕáɴ/

ဗီယင်ကျန်းမြို့

my:ဗီယင်ကျန်းမြို့


हिंदचीन

hi-proper noun

हिंदचीन • (hindcīn) m

hindcīn (romanization)
हिंदचीन (direct singular)
हिंदचीन (oblique singular)
हिंदचीन (singular vocative)

[ɦɪ̃n̪d̪̚.t͡ʃĩːn]

हिंद (hind, “India”) + चीन (cīn, “China”). Calque of English Indochina.

compound

Indochina (a region comprising former French colonial possessions in Southeast Asia, including Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia)


琅勃拉邦

ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄤ

/lɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ lä⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ lä⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Lao ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (lūang pha ra bāng).

Luang Prabang (the capital of Luang Prabang province, Laos)


豐沙灣

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Lao ໂພນສະຫວັນ (phōn sa wan).


萬榮

/wän⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² wɪŋ²¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ iɪŋ²⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² iɪŋ²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ iɪŋ¹³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ iɪŋ²⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ iɪŋ²³/

/wän⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² wɪŋ²¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ iɪŋ²⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² iɪŋ²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ iɪŋ¹³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ iɪŋ²⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ iɪŋ²³/


豐沙里

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Borrowed from Lao ຜົ້ງສາລີ (phong sā lī).

Phongsali (a town, the capital of Phongsali province, Laos)


公河

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/

(～省) Sekong Province (a province of Laos)


Vientián

Vientián (nominative singular)
Vientiánt (accusative singular)
Vientiánnak (dative singular)
Vientiánnal (instrumental singular)
Vientiánért (causal-final singular)
Vientiánná (singular translative)
Vientiánig (singular terminative)
Vientiánként (essive-formal singular)
Vientiánban (inessive singular)
Vientiánon (singular superessive)
Vientiánnál (adessive singular)
Vientiánba (illative singular)
Vientiánra (singular sublative)
Vientiánhoz (allative singular)
Vientiánból (elative singular)
Vientiánról (delative singular)
Vientiántól (ablative singular)
Vientiáné (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Vientiánéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Vientiánom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Vientiánod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Vientiánja (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Vientiánunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Vientiánotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Vientiánjuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)


ויינטיאן

he-proper noun

וְיֶנְטְיָאן

ויינטיאן / וְיֶנְטְיָאן • (vientian)

וְיֶנְטְיָאן (canonical)
vientian (romanization)


လင်းဇင်း

Transliteration of Lao ລ້ານຊ້າງ (lān sāng).

bor

Lao ລ້ານຊ້າງ (lān sāng)


阿速坡

/ˀä⁵⁵ su⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ su⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/


沙耶武里

ㄕㄚ ㄧㄝ ㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ

/ʂä⁵⁵ jɛ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂä⁵⁵ jɛ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Sainyabuli (the capital of Sainyabuli province, Laos)

(～省) Sainyabuli (a province of Laos; capital: Sainyabuli)


ຫົວພັນ

lo-proper noun

ຫົວພັນ • (hūa phan)

[huːə̯˥˧˧.pʰan˩˨]

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao


ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ

ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ • (sa wan na khēt)

ສະ-ຫວັນ-ນະ-ເຂດ

ສະຫວັນ (sa wan, “heaven”) + ເຂດ (khēt, “district, field”)

com

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Savannakhet (a province in Laos)

lo:ແຂວງສະຫວັນນະເຂດ


ບໍລິຄຳໄຊ

ບໍລິ (bǭ li) + ຄຳ (kham, “gold”) + ໄຊ (sai, “victory”)

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Bolikhamsai (a province in central Laos)


ອຸດົມໄຊ

lo-proper noun

ອຸດົມໄຊ • (ʼu dom sai)

ອຸດົມ (ʼu dom, “supreme”) + ໄຊ (sai, “victory”)

com

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Oudomxay (a province in northern Laos)

lo:ແຂວງອຸດົມໄຊ


ບໍ່ແກ້ວ

lo-proper noun

ບໍ່ແກ້ວ • (bǭ kǣu)

[bɔː˧.kɛːw˥˨]

[bɔː˧˨.kɛːw˧˦]

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao


ອັດຕະປື

ອັດຕະປື • (ʼat ta pư̄)

lo:ແຂວງອັດຕະປື

[ʔat̚˩˨.ta(ʔ˩˨).pɯː˩˨]

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Attapeu (a province in southern Laos)

ເມືອງ ເມືອງ#Lao

(ເມືອງ~) Attapeu (a city in southern Laos)


ໄຊຍະບູລີ

ໄຊຍະບູລີ • (sai nya bū lī)

ໄຊຍະ (sai nya, “army”) + ບູລີ (bū lī, “city”)

com

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

ເມືອງ ເມືອງ#Lao


ເຊກອງ

lo-proper noun

ເຊກອງ • (sē kǭng)

[seː˧˥.kɔːŋ˩(˧)]

[seː˩˨.kɔːŋ˩˨]

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Sekong (a province in southern Laos)

ເມືອງ ເມືອງ#Lao

(ເມືອງ~) Sekong (a city in southern Laos)


ຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ

ຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ • (lūang nam thā)

[luːə̯ŋ˥˧˧.nam˧˦.tʰaː˩˨]

ຫຼວງ (lūang, “royal”) + ນໍ້າ (nam, “river”) + ທາ (thā)

com

lo:ເມືອງຫຼວງນໍ້າທາ lo:ແຂວງຫຼວງນໍ້າທາ

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Luang Namtha (a province in northern Laos)

ເມືອງ ເມືອງ#Lao

(ເມືອງ~) Luang Namtha (a city in northern Laos)


ຜົ້ງສາລີ

lo-proper noun

ຜົ້ງສາລີ • (phong sā lī)

[pʰoŋ˥˥˨.saː˥˧˧.liː˩˨]

ຜົ້ງ (phong) + ສາລີ (sā lī, “beautiful”) + [Term?] (“grain, corn, wheat”)

com

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Phongsali (a province in northern Laos)

ເມືອງ ເມືອງ#Lao

(ເມືອງ~) Phongsali (a city in northern Laos)


ໄຊສົມບູນ

lo-proper noun

ໄຊສົມບູນ • (sai som būn)

ໄຊ (sai, “victory”) + ສົມ (som) + ບູນ (būn, “full”)

com

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao


ຄຳມ່ວນ

ຄຳ (kham, “gold”) + ມ່ວນ (mūan, “happy”)

ແຂວງ ແຂວງ#Lao

(ແຂວງ~) Khammouan (a province in central Laos)


烏多姆塞

ㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄞˋ

/u⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/u⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ saɪ̯⁵¹/


勐賽

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ saɪ̯⁵¹/

Muang Xay (the capital of Oudomxay province, Laos)


Vạn Tượng

[vaːn˧˨ʔ tɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]

[vaːŋ˨˩ʔ tɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[vaːŋ˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˨˩˨]

[jaːŋ˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Vientiane (the capital and largest city of Laos)


巴色

Pakse (a city in Champasak province, Laos)


Виентијан

mk-proper noun

виентијански

Виентијан • (Vientijan) m (relational adjective виентијански)

Vientijan (romanization)
виентијански (adjective relational)


南俄河

/nän³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/nän³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/


หลวงพระบาง

From Lao ຫລວງພຣະບາງ (lūang pha ra bāng), from ຫຼວງ (lūang, “royal; public; great; chief; principal; etc”) + ພຣະບາງ (pha ra bāng, “Phra Bang”, the name of a Buddha statue), equivalent to Thai หลวง (lǔuang) + พระบาง (prá-baang).

แขวง แขวง#Thai

(แขวง~) Luang Prabang (a province in northern Laos)

เมือง เมือง#Thai

(เมือง~) Luang Prabang (a city in northern Laos)


ហ្លួងព្រះបាង

km-proper noun

ហ្លួងព្រះបាង • (luəng prĕəh baang)

ហ្លួង (luəng) + ព្រះ (prĕəh) + បាង (baang).

com

Luang Prabang (a city in north-central Laos)


ရွှေတြိဂံ

ရွှေ (hrwe, “golden”) + တြိဂံ (tri.gam, “triangle”).

နယ်မြေ နယ်မြေ#Burmese

A region of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, famous for production of opium and heroin.


В'єнтьян

uk-proper noun

В'єнтья́н<sg>

в'єнтья́ньський

В'єнтья́н • (Vʺjentʹján) m inan (genitive В'єнтья́на, uncountable, relational adjective в'єнтья́ньський)

В'єнтья́н (canonical)
Vʺjentʹján (romanization)
В'єнтья́на (genitive)
в'єнтья́ньський (adjective relational)
В'єнтья́н (nominative singular)
В'єнтья́на (genitive singular)
В'єнтья́нові (dative singular)
В'єнтья́ну (dative singular)
В'єнтья́н (accusative singular)
В'єнтья́ном (instrumental singular)
В'єнтья́ну (locative singular)
В'єнтья́ні (locative singular)
В'єнтья́не (singular vocative)


فيانتيان

ar-proper noun

فِيَانْتِيَان

فِيَانْتِيَان

فِيَانْتِيَان • (fiyāntiyān or viyāntiyān) f

فِيَانْتِيَان (canonical)
fiyāntiyān (romanization)
viyāntiyān (romanization)


فيينتيان

فِيِينْتِيَان

فِيِينْتِيَان

فِيِينْتِيَان • (fiyīntiyān or viyīntiyān) f

فِيِينْتِيَان (canonical)
fiyīntiyān (romanization)
viyīntiyān (romanization)


ວັງວຽງ

[ʋaŋ˧˥.ʋiːə̯ŋ˧˥]

[ʋaŋ˩˨.ʋiːə̯ŋ˩˨]


Vang Vieng

Borrowed from French Vang Vieng, from Lao ວັງວຽງ (Wang wīang).


磨丁

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Boten (a town in Luang Namtha province, Laos)


瑯南塔

/lɑŋ³⁵ nän³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɑŋ³⁵ nän³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～市) Luang Namtha (a city, the capital of Luang Namtha province, Laos)


Luang Namtha

Borrowed from Lao ຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ (Lūang nam thā).

bor+

A city, the capital of Luang Namtha province, Laos.