ປະມຸກ

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Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रमुख (pramukha) Cognate with Thai ประมุข (bprà-múk), Khmer ប្រមុខ (prɑmuk), Northern Thai ᨷᩕᨾᩩᨡ. Compare Pali pamukha.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).muk̚˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).muk̚˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ປະ-ມຸກ
  • Rhymes: -uk̚

Noun[edit]

ປະມຸກ (pa muk)

  1. chief, head, leader