ຢູ່
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Lao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *ˀjuːᴮ (“to be (in a place)”). Cognate with Thai อยู่ (yùu), Northern Thai ᩀᩪ᩵, Lü ᦊᦴᧈ (ẏuu¹), Tai Dam ꪤꪴ꪿, Shan ယူႇ (yùu), Ahom 𑜊𑜥 (jʸū), Bouyei qyus, Zhuang youq.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ຢູ່ • (yū) (abstract noun ການຢູ່)
- to be (located)
- to live, reside, abide (in)
- ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ວຽງຈັນ.
- khǭi yū wīang chan.
- I live in Vientiane.
- to live, exist