Mekong
Meaning
Proper Noun
- river in southeastern Asia (continent) that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Tibet to the South China Sea in Vietnam.
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Origin
- From Thai แม่โขง, contracted form of แม่น้ำโขง. Cognate with Lao ນ້ຳຂອງ or ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ.
- Alternatively, from Khmer មេគង្គ.
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