ກະເດືອນ

Lao

Etymology

From ກະ (ka, “meaningless prefix”) + (ເດືອນ (dư̄an), from Proto-Tai *t.nɯəlᴬ (“earthworm”)). Cognate with Thai ไส้เดือน (sâi-dʉʉan), Shan တိူၵ်ႇလိူၼ် (tòek lǒen).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).dɯːə̯n˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).dɯːə̯n˩˨]
Hyphenation: ກະ-ເດືອນ
Rhymes: -ɯːə̯n

Noun

ກະເດືອນ • (ka dư̄an)

earthworm.

Synonyms

ໃສ້ເດືອນ (sai dư̄an)
ຖັກແທ່ (thak thǣ)

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