ມື້

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mwɯːꟲ (“day”). Cognate with Thai มื้อ (mʉ́ʉ, “time for eating”), Isan มื้อ, Northern Thai ᨾᩨ᩶ (mɯɯ⁶), Khün ᨾᩨ᩶ (mɯɯ⁶), Lü ᦙᦹᧉ (mue²), Tai Dam ꪣꪳ꫁ (ꞌmự), Tai Dón ꪣꪳꫂ, Shan မိုဝ်ႉ (mṵ̂e), Saek มือ, Tày mự.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [mɯː˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [mɯː˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ມື້
• Rhymes: -ɯː

Noun

ມື້ • (mư̄)

1. day.

Derived terms

• ມື້ພັກ (mư̄ phak)
• ມື້ນີ້ (mư̄ nī)
• ມື້ອື່ນ (mư̄ ʼư̄n)
• ມື້ຮື (mư̄ hư̄)

See also

• (units of time) ໜ່ວຍເວລາ (nuāiwē lā); ປີ (pī, “year”), ເດືອນ (dư̄an, “month”), ສັບປະດາ (sap pa dā, “week”) / ອາທິດ (ʼā thit, “week”), ມື້ (mư̄, “day”) / ວັນ (wan, “day”), ຊົ່ວໂມງ (sūa mōng, “hour”), ນາທີ (nā thī, “minute”), ວິນາທີ (wi nā thī, “second”)