ອານາ

Lao

Etymology

Derived from Pali āṇā (“order, command, authority”), from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command”). Compare Thai อาณา (aa-naa), Northern Thai ᩋᩣᨱᩣ.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩(˧).naː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩˨.naː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອາ-ນາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ອານາ • (ʼā nā)

  1. (formal) authority, power, command, order, jurisdiction, administrative authority
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