ຜົວ
Lao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuəᴬ (“husband”), from Middle Chinese 夫 (MC pju). Cognate with Thai ผัว (pǔua), Northern Thai ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Khün ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Lü ᦷᦕ (ṗho), Shan ၽူဝ် (phǒ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ຜົວ
- Rhymes: -uːə̯
Noun edit
ຜົວ • (phūa)