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Chinese
Etymology
From some Southeast Asian language; compare Thai แม่โขง (mɛ̂ɛ-kǒong), Khmer មេគង្គ (mei kong). The second syllable, written as 公, is ultimately related to 江 (OC *kroːŋ, “Yangtze; river”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
湄公
- (～河) (usually attributive) Mekong
- 湄公流域 ― Méigōng liúyù ― Mekong River basin
- 湄公地區／湄公地区 ― Méigōng dìqū ― Greater Mekong Subregion
Derived terms