Vientiane

English

Etymology

From French Vientiane, from Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˌɛntiˈɑːn/, /ˌvjɛnˈtjɑːn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

Vientiane

  1. The capital city of Laos.
    • 1978, Nixon, Richard, “Vice President 1953-1960”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, LCCN 77-87793, OCLC 760525066, OL 7561812M, page 122:
      From Saigon we flew to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, where I had a long meeting with Prince Souvanna Phouma, a young, Paris-educated member of the Laotian ruling family, who was then Prime Minister.

Translations


Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French Vientiane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋie̯ntiɑne/, [ˈʋie̞̯n̪t̪iˌɑne̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑne
  • Syllabification(key): Vien‧ti‧a‧ne

Proper noun

Vientiane

  1. Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)

Usage notes

See usage notes for Viangchan

Declension

Inflection of Vientiane (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Vientiane
genitive Vientianen
partitive Vientianea
illative Vientianeen
singular plural
nominative Vientiane
accusative nom. Vientiane
gen. Vientianen
genitive Vientianen
partitive Vientianea
inessive Vientianessa
elative Vientianesta
illative Vientianeen
adessive Vientianella
ablative Vientianelta
allative Vientianelle
essive Vientianena
translative Vientianeksi
instructive
abessive Vientianetta
comitative
Possessive forms of Vientiane (type nalle)
possessor singular plural
1st person Vientianeni Vientianemme
2nd person Vientianesi Vientianenne
3rd person Vientianensa

Derived terms

  • vientianelainen

French

Etymology

From Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɛ̃.tjan/

Proper noun

Vientiane f

  1. Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Vientiane f

  1. (Brazil) Alternative form of Vienciana
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