湄公

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (湄公) 湄 公
simp. #(湄公) 湄 公

Etymology

From some Southeast Asian language; compare Thai แม่โขง (mɛ̂ɛ-kǒong), Khmer មេគង្គ (mei kong). The second syllable, written as 公, is ultimately related to 江 (OC *kroːŋ, “Yangtze; river”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

湄公

  1. (～河) (usually attributive) Mekong
    湄公流域  ―  Méigōng liúyù  ―  Mekong River basin
    湄公地區／湄公地区  ―  Méigōng dìqū  ―  Greater Mekong Subregion

Derived terms
  • 湄公魚／湄公鱼
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