Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्रवाल (cakravāla).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [t͡ɕak̚˧˥.ka(ʔ˧˥).ʋaːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [t͡ɕak̚˩˨.ka(ʔ˩˨).ʋaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຈັກ-ກະ-ວານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

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ຈັກກະວານ (chak ka wān)

  1. universe, world, cosmos