ງູ

See also: ງ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (“snake”). Cognate with Thai งู (nguu), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Lü ᦇᦴ (nguu), Tai Dam ꪉꪴ, Shan ငူး (ngúu), Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Bouyei ngeaz, Zhuang ngwz, Nong Zhuang nguz, Saek งั๊ว.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ŋuː˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ŋuː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ງູ
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

ງູ • (ngū)

1. snake

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.