Mekong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A river in southeastern Asia that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Tibet to the South China Sea in Vietnam.

/ˈmikɔŋ/ /mɛˈkɔːŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mekong.wav měʹkôngʹ mā′kông′ mē′kông′

Mekong

c. 19th c., from Thai แม่โขง (mɛ̂ɛ-kǒong, literally “Mother river”), contracted form of แม่น้ำโขง (mɛ̂ɛ-náam-kǒong).

Mekong River

Mekong Bobtail

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