Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuəᴬ (husband), from Middle Chinese (MC pju). Cognate with Thai ผัว (pǔua), Northern Thai ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Khün ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, ᦷᦕ (ṗho), Shan ၽူဝ် (phǒ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຜົວ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯

Noun edit

ຜົວ (phūa)

  1. husband