ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລ

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Lao

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālaya). Cognate with Thai มหาวิทยาลัย (má-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ma(ʔ˧).haː˩(˧).ʋiʔ˧.tʰa(ʔ˧).ɲaː˧˥.laj˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ma(ʔ˧˨).haː˥˧˧.ʋiʔ˧˨.tʰa(ʔ˧˨).ɲaː˩˨.laj˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ມະ-ຫາ-ວິ-ທະ-ຍາ-ໄລ
  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun

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ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລ (ma hā wi tha nyā lai)

  1. (education) university