ຜົວ
Lao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuəᴬ (“husband”), from Middle Chinese 夫 (MC pju). Cognate with Thai ผัว (pǔua), Northern Thai ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Khün ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Lü ᦷᦕ (ṗho), Shan ၽူဝ် (phǒ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ຜົວ
- Rhymes: -uːə̯
Noun
[edit]ຜົວ • (phūa)