ເຮົາ
Lao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *rawᴬ (“first person plural pronoun”). Cognate with Thai เรา (rao), Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩢᩣ, Isan เฮา, Lü ᦣᧁ (haw), Tai Dam ꪹꪭꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥝᥰ (häw), Shan ႁဝ်း (háo), Ahom 𑜍𑜧 (raw), 𑜍𑜈𑜫 (raw) or 𑜍𑜧𑜈𑜫 (raww), Bouyei rauz, Zhuang raeuz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ເຮົາ • (hao)
Derived terms
[edit]- ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao)
See also
[edit]| Lao personal pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| Formal | ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya), ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā) | ທ່ານ (thān) | ເພິ່ນ (phœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) | ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhān ʼa nya) | ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān) | ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) |
| Common | ເຮົາ (hao) ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi) |
ເຈົ້າ (chao) | ເຂົາ (khao) | ເຮົາ (hao), ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao) ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi) |
ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao) | ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao) ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo) |
| Informal | ໂຕ (tō) | ລາວ (lāo) | ||||
| Vulgar | ກູ (kū) | ມຶງ (mưng) | ມັນ (man) | N/A | ||