Mekong
See also: Mê Kông
English
Etymology
From Thai แม่โขง (mɛ̂ɛ-kǒong), contracted form of แม่น้ำโขง (mɛ̂ɛ-náam-kǒong). Cognate with Lao ນ້ຳຂອງ (nam khǭng) or ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ (mǣ nam khǭng).
Proper noun
Mekong
- A river of southeast Asia that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Tibet to the South China Sea in Vietnam.
Translations
river in Asia
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