ລູກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *lɯ:kᴰ (“child”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩪᨠ, Thai ลูก (lûuk), Lü ᦟᦴᧅ (luuk), Tai Dam ꪩꪴꪀ, Shan လုၵ်ႈ (lūk), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥐ (luk), Bouyei leg, Zhuang lwg.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [luːk̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [luːk̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ລູກ
• Rhymes: -uːk̚

Noun

ລູກ • (lūk)

1. child

Derived terms

• ລູກບາດ (lūk bāt)