ປືນໃຫຍ່

Lao

Etymology

ປືນ (pư̄n, “gun”) +‎ ໃຫຍ່ (nyai, “great; big”). Compare Thai ปืนใหญ่ (bpʉʉn-yài), Chinese 大炮 (dàpào), Japanese 大砲(たいはう) (taihau).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pɯːn˩(˧).ɲaj˧]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pɯːn˩˨.ɲaɰ˧˨]
Hyphenation: ປືນ-ໃຫຍ່
Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Noun

ປືນໃຫຍ່ • (pư̄n nyai)

cannon

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