ສະອາດ

Lao

Etymology

From Old Khmer ស្អាត (sʼāta, “to be well-tended, well-groomed, neat, tidy, spruce, clean, etc”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cʔaʔ ~ *cʔah ~ *cʔaas. Cognate with Khmer ស្អាត (sʼaat), Thai สะอาด (sà-àat).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).ʔaːt̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).ʔaːt̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສະ-ອາດ
  • Rhymes: -aːt̚

Adjective

ສະອາດ • (sa ʼāt) (abstract noun ຄວາມສະອາດ)

  1. clean
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