ກ້ວຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ກ້ວຽ (kuāi) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲ (“banana”). Cognate with Thai กล้วย (glûai), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ or ᨠ᩠ᩃ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ, Lü ᦂᦽᧉ (k̇oy²), Tai Dam ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ, Shan ၵူၺ်ႈ (kōi), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜐𑜫 (kuñ), Bouyei joic, Zhuang gyoij.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kuːə̯j˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kuːə̯j˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ກ້ວຍ
• Rhymes: -uːə̯j

Noun

ກ້ວຍ • (kuāi)

1. banana