ຫຼວງ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰluəŋᴬ (“big”). Cognate with Thai หลวง (lǔuang), Northern Thai ᩉᩖ᩠ᩅᨦ, Lü ᦷᦜᧂ (l̇ong), Shan လူင် (lǔung), Ahom 𑜎𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lung). Compare Khmer ហ្លួង (luəng).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /luaːŋ˩˨/

Adjective

ຫຼວງ • (lūang) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫຼວງ)

  1. royal, state
  2. main, principal
  3. huge, enormous

Derived terms
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