ຈັງຫວັດ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai จังหวัด (jang-wàt). Cognate with Khmer ចង្វាត (cɑngviət).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˩(˧).ʋat̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˩˨.ʋat̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຈັງ-ຫວັດ
  • Rhymes: -at̚

Noun

ຈັງຫວັດ • (chang wat)

  1. province, territory, region
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