Bugs are everywhere in Laos!
Be careful of the getting a mosquito bite at night!⠀
Other ways to pronounce
Certain regions of Laos, may say the name of the bugs slightly different.
Example:
- Cockroach may also be pronounced as ແມງ-ກະ-ສາບ/maang ga sab/.
- A slug can be called ຫອຍ /hawi/
- A tiny worm (excrement from a fly) can be called ຫນອນ /nawn/⠀
- Earthworm can be called ຂີ້ກະເດືອນ /kee ga deun/
Insect Names
ຍູງ /nyung/ — Mosquito
ແມງວັນ /maangwan/— Fly
ຕັກກະແຕນ /dtak ga dtaan/ — Grasshopper
ແມງມຸມ /maangmum/— Spider
ດ້ວງ /duang/— Beetle
ດັກແດ້ /dakdaae/ — Caterpillar
ເຜິ້ງ /perrng/ — Bee
ແມງສາບ່ /maang sab/ — Cockroach
ບົ້ງ /bong/ — Worm
ຫອຍທາກ /hawi taak/— Snail
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