Mekong
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mekong in British English:
UK [ˈmeiˈkɔŋ]
How to pronounce Mekong in American English:
US [ˈmeˈkɔŋ, -ˈkɑŋ]
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- Noun:
- an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
Word Origin
- Mekong
- river in Southeast Asia, Thai, from me "mother" + khong "river, large stream."
Example
- 1. Greater mekong countries duly backed the plan in august .
- 2. Traditional boats cross the mekong river at dusk .
- 3. In october , 13 chinese sailors were killed on the mekong river in thailand .
- 4. Four of the world 's 10 biggest freshwater fish migrate up the mekong to spawn .
- 5. A mekong giant catfish is pulled from the tonle sap river in cambodia , 2002 .