Lao edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰetᴰˢ¹ (hot; peppery; pungent). Cognate with Thai เผ็ด (pèt), Northern Thai ᨹᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ, ᦵᦕᧆ (ṗhed), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪸꪒ, Shan ၽဵတ်း (pháet), Tai Nüa ᥚᥥᥖᥱ (phět), Phake ၸိတ် (phit), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜄𑜫 (phit).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰet̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰet̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເຜັດ
  • Rhymes: -et̚

Noun edit

ເຜັດ (phet)

  1. pepper

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Adjective edit

ເຜັດ (phet) (abstract noun ຄວາມເຜັດ)

  1. piquant, spicy