Mekong

Mê Kông English Etymology 19th c., from en th แม่โขง Mother river, contracted form of th แม่น้ำโขง. Pronunciation en /ˈmikɔŋ/ /mɛˈkɔːŋ/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mekong.wav Southern England en /ˈmikɔŋ/ GA, měʹkôngʹ mā′kông′Mekong River 1180 2 Mekong River (mā′kông′, měʹkôngʹ), mē′kông′Me·kong 469 2 Me·kong (mā′kông′, mē′-), Proper noun en Q41179en a <<river>> in Southeast Asia that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Qinghai, Tibet and Yunnan in <<c/China>>, through <<c/Myanmar>>, <<c/Laos>>, <<c/Thailand>>, <<c/Cambodia>> and <<c/Vietnam>>, into the South China Sea en MARCH 28, 2018 Ben Mauk A People in Limbo, Many Living Entirely on the Water w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20180329174440/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/28/magazine/cambodia-persecuted-minority-water-refuge.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/28/magazine/cambodia-persecuted-minority-water-refuge.html March 29, 2018 0362-4331 1645522 The Mekong River’s lower basin is vast, encompassing parts of Myanmar and Thailand, virtually all of Laos and Cambodia and parts of southern Vietnam, where, after a 3,000-mile journey across five national borders, the mother of rivers divaricates into a complex delta network and drains into the South China Sea. Tonle Sap Lake sits roughly in the middle of this lush expanse. On a map, it appears as a crooked blue finger extending from the Mekong near Phnom Penh. But it is more often described as Cambodia’s heart, both for its rhythmic flood pulse and the sustaining role it plays in the country’s economy and food supply. en 06/01/2022 Mekong River in jeopardy: Sand-pumping operations ravage ecosystem w:France 24 https://web.archive.org/web/20220601133331/https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20220601-mekong-river-in-jeopardy-sand-pumping-operations-ravage-ecosystem https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20220601-mekong-river-in-jeopardy-sand-pumping-operations-ravage-ecosystem June 01, 2022 Focus The Mekong is one of the largest rivers in the world, beginning in China and flowing through Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Nearly 70 million people in Asia are dependent on its waters for fishing or to irrigate their rice fields. en 09/01/2023 On the Mekong Through Laos https://web.archive.org/web/20230902115226/https://www.dw.com/en/on-the-mekong-through-laos/a-66375286 02 September 2023 https://www.dw.com/en/on-the-mekong-through-laos/a-66375286 w:Deutsche Welle Nature and Environment In the isolated villages, some of which are only accessible by boat, most Laotians live off the land. There are huge rice paddies on the fertile banks on the Mekong; rice is the Laotians’ main staple, eaten three times a day here. en March 4, 2024 Juarawee Kittisilpa; Panu Wongcha-um One-fifth of Mekong river fish species face extinction, report says William Mallard w:Reuters https://archive.ph/n7i8V https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/one-fifth-mekong-river-fish-species-face-extinction-report-says-2024-03-04/ December 28, 2024 Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia's main artery facing extinction, a report by conservation groups said on Monday.The Mekong, stretching nearly 5,000 km (3,000 miles) from the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, is a farming and fishing lifeline for tens of millions of people in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. en Synonyms en Mekong River Translations river in Asia Burmese: my မဲခေါင်မြစ်, my မဲခေါင် Chinese: Mandarin: lower reaches cmn 湄公河 Méigōng hé, upper reaches cmn 瀾滄江 Láncāng jiāng Farefare: gur Mekoŋ Finnish: fi Mekong French: fr Mékong m German: de Mekong m Hungarian: hu Mekong Italian: it Mekong m Japanese: ja メコン川 Mekon-gawa Khmer: km ទន្លេមេកុង tʊənlei meekoŋ, km មេគង្គ mee kʊəŋkea’ Khün: kkh Korean: ko 메콩강 Lao: lo ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ, lo ນ້ຳຂອງ Lü: khb ᦓᧄᧉᦃᦸᧂ Polish: pl Mekong m Portuguese: pt Mekong m Russian: ru Меко́нг m Shan: shn ၼမ်ႉၶွင်, shn ၼမ်ႉမႄႈၶွင် Tai Dam: blt Thai: th แม่น้ำโขง, th แม่โขง, th โขง Northern Thai: nod Tibetan: bo རྫ་ཆུ Vietnamese: vi sông Mê Kông, vi sông Cửu Long, "Great River" vi sông Lớn Zhuang: za Dahmeizgunghhoz See also en Mekong Bobtail References Further reading pn Anagrams en egkmno Möngke en Places in China German de: Pronunciation de /meˈkɔŋ/ /ˈmeːkɔŋ/ latter especially in de Mekongdelta de De-Mekong2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Mekong.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m,-:s.article de Mekong Q41179 Derived terms de Mekongdelta Hungarian hu: Pronunciation hu Me kong Proper noun hu proper noun hu Mekong Q41179 Declension Mekongo o sgMekong j jai sg Derived terms hu mekongi Italian it: Alternative forms it Mecong<q:rare> Etymology it. See en Mekong. Pronunciation Mekòng Proper noun m it Mekong Q41179 Polish pl: Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Mekong.wav Proper noun pl proper noun m pl Mekong Q41179 Declension Mekong Mekongu Mekongowi Mekong Mekongiem Mekongu Mekongu Further reading Portuguese Proper noun m pt Mekong Q41179