Ai Lao
See also: 'ailao
Vietnamese
editEtymology
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Always originally designated a state in Yunnan and Burma, which likely had no connection to Laos, it came to refer to the kingdom(s) of Lao people through phono-semantic matching of Lao ລາວ (lāo).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ laːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ laːw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ laːw˧˧]