ຢູ່

See also: ຢ and ຢໍ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjuːᴮ (“to be (in a place)”). Cognate with Thai อยู่ (yùu), Northern Thai ᩀᩪ᩵, Lü ᦊᦴᧈ (ẏuu¹), Tai Dam ꪤꪴ꪿, Shan ယူႇ (yùu), Ahom 𑜊𑜥 (jʸū), Bouyei qyus, Zhuang youq.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [juː˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [juː˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຢູ່
• Rhymes: -uː

Verb

ຢູ່ • (yū) (abstract noun ການຢູ່)

1. to be (located)
2. to live, reside, abide (in)

   ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ວຽງຈັນ.

   khǭi yū wīang chan.

   I live in Vientiane.

3. to live, exist

Derived terms

• ຢູ່ນີ້ (yū nī)
• ຢູ່ໃນ (yū nai)

See also

• ກຳລັງ (kam lang)
• ຄື (khư̄)
• ເປັນ (pen)
• ພວມ (phūam)
• ແມ່ນ (mǣn)