ອຸປະກອນ
Lao
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali upakaraṇa. Cognate with Thai อุปกรณ์ (ù-bpà-gɔɔn), Old Khmer upakaraṇa (“assistance, support; instrument, equipment; etc”), modern Khmer ឧបករណ៍ (ʼupaʼkɑɑ).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔuʔ˧˥.pa(ʔ˧˥).kɔːn˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔuʔ˩˨.pa(ʔ˩˨).kɔːn˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ອຸ-ປະ-ກອນ
- Rhymes: -ɔːn
Noun
ອຸປະກອນ • (ʼu pa kǭn)
- equipment, outfit
- help, support, assistance