ລາວ

Compare Thai ลาว (laao), Northern Thai ᩃᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦟᦱᧁ (laaw), Shan လၢဝ်း (láao), Khmer ឡាវ (laav), Proto-Austroasiatic *k.raw. More at Lao.

ພາສາລາວ

ຄົນລາວ


ສໍດຳ

[sɔː˥˧˧.dam˩˨]


ພາສາ

lo-noun

ພາສາ • (phā sā)

[pʰaː˩˨.saː˥˧˧]

Derived from Pali bhāsā, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Bengali ভাষা (bhaśa), Gujarati ભાષા (bhāṣā), Hindi भाषा (bhāṣā), Indonesian bahasa, Javanese basa, Kannada ಭಾಷೆ (bhāṣe), Khmer ភាសា (phiəsaa), Khün ᨽᩣᩈᩣ, Malay bahasa, Malayalam ഭാഷ (bhāṣa), Marathi भाषा (bhāṣā), Punjabi ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (bhāśā), Shan ၽႃႇသႃႇ (phàa sàa), Telugu భాష (bhāṣa), Thai ภาษา (paa-sǎa).


ຄຳ

kham (romanization)
ການຄຳ (abstract-noun)

Cognate with Thai คลำ (klam), Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), Shan ၵမ်း (kám).


ກຳ

From Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman).


ກາບກອນ

ກາບກອນ • (kāp kǭn)

[kaːp̚˥˥˨.kɔːn˩˨]

cog

Thai กาพย์กลอน


ກາບ

(poetry) "kaap", a type of traditional poetry


ນາມ

From Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man). Compare Thai นาม (naam).


ປະໂຫຍກ

lo-noun

ປະໂຫຍກ • (pa nyōk)

[pa(ʔ˩˨).ɲoːk̚˥˥˨]

From Sanskrit प्रयोग (prayoga, “recitation”) or Pali payoga. Cognate with Thai ประโยค (bprà-yòok), Khmer ប្រយោគ (prɑɑyook).


ພາສາສາດ

head

ພາສາສາດ • (phā sā sāt)

[pʰaː˩˨.saː˥˧˧.saːt̚˥˥˨]

ພາສາ (phā sā, “language”) + ສາດ (sāt, “science”). Compare Thai ภาษาศาสตร์ (paa-sǎa-sàat).

af

linguistics (scientific study of language)


ບິກ

From French bic, from a the brand name BIC. Compare with Khmer ប៊ិច (bɨc).


ເພດ

lo-noun

ເພດ • (phēt)


ລິງ

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga) or Pali liṅga. Cognate with Thai ลิงค์ (ling).


ໄວຍະກອນ

[ʋaj˩˨.ɲa(ʔ˧˨).kɔːn˩˨]

Sanskrit वैयाकरण (vaiyākaraṇa). Cognate with Pali veyyākaraṇa, Thai ไวยากรณ์ (wai-yaa-gɔɔn), Khmer វេយ្យាករណ៍ (vɨyyiəkɑɑ).

cog

Khmer វេយ្យាករណ៍ (vɨyyiəkɑɑ)


ອັກສອນ

lo-noun

ອັກສອນ • (ʼak sǭn)

[ʔak̚˩˨.sɔːn˥˧˧]


ອັກຂະລະວິທີ

ອັກຂະລະວິທີ • (ʼak kha la wi thī)

[ʔak̚˩˨.kʰa(ʔ˩˨).la(ʔ˧˨).ʋiʔ˧˨.tʰiː˩˨]

ອັກ-ຂະ-ລະ-ວິ-ທີ


ພະຍາງ

[pʰa(ʔ˧).ɲaːŋ˧˥]

[pʰa(ʔ˧˨).ɲaːŋ˩˨]

Derived from Pali byāṅga. Cognate with Thai พยางค์ (pá-yaang), Khmer ព្យាង្គ (pyiəng).


ປະທານ

ປະທານ • (pa thān)

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna), Cognate with Thai ประธาน (bprà-taan), modern Khmer ប្រធាន (prɑɑthiən).


ສັບພະນາມ

lo-noun

ສັບພະນາມ • (sap pha nām)

Derived from Sanskrit सर्वनामन् (sarvanāman, “pronoun”). Cognate with Thai สรรพนาม (sàp-pá-naam), Khmer សព្វនាម (sɑppĕəʼniəm).


ກະວີ

Borrowed from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, “poet”) or Pali kavi. Compare Thai กวี (gà-wii).