ຊື່

See also: ຊ, ຊື້, and ຊໍ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sɯː˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sɯː˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຊື່
• Rhymes: -ɯː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɟɤːᴮ (“name”), from Early Middle Chinese 字 (MC dziH, “courtesy name”). Cognate with Thai ชื่อ (chʉ̂ʉ), Northern Thai ᨩᩨ᩵, Isan ซื่อ, Lü ᦋᦹᧈ (tsue¹), Shan ၸိုဝ်ႈ (tsūe), Ahom 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (chüw) or 𑜋𑜥 (chū).

Noun

ຊື່ • (sư̄)

1. name

Derived terms

• ຊື່ນ້ອຍ (sư̄n ʼa nya, “nickname”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *zɤːᴮ (“straight”). Cognate with Thai ซื่อ (sʉ̂ʉ), Northern Thai ᨪᩨ᩵, Khün ᨪᩨ᩵, Isan ซื่อ or ซือ, Lü ᦌᦹᧈ (sue¹), Tai Dam ꪏꪳ꪿, Shan သိုဝ်ႈ (sūe), Tai Nüa ᥔᥪ (sue), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (süw), Zhuang soh, Nong Zhuang swh.

Adjective

ຊື່ • (sư̄) (abstract noun ຄວາມຊື່)

1. straight; honest