ເລືອກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɯəkᴰ (“to choose”). Cognate with Thai เลือก (lʉ̂ʉak), Isan เลือก, Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ (lɯak⁵), Khün ᩃᩮᩨ᩠ᨠ (lɤɤk²), Lü ᦵᦟᦲᧅ (loek), Tai Dam ꪹꪩꪀ (ꞌlưạk), Tai Dón ꪩꪷꪀ, Shan လိူၵ်ႈ (lōek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥐ (loek), Aiton လိုက် (lük), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [lɯːə̯k̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [lɯːə̯k̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ເລືອກ
• Rhymes: -ɯːə̯k̚

Verb

ເລືອກ • (lư̄ak) (abstract noun ການເລືອກ)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to choose, to select, to pick, to elect

Synonyms

to choose

• ຄັດ (khat)
• ບັ້ນ (ban)
• ພິຈິດ (phi chit)
• ໄຟ່ (fai)