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Lao edit

Etymology edit

Compare Middle Chinese (MC tojH, “to carry on the head”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩨ, Thai ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ), ᦏᦹ (ṫhue), Khün ᨳᩨ, Nong Zhuang tw.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰɯː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰɯː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຖື
  • Rhymes: -ɯː

Verb edit

ຖື (thư̄) (abstract noun ການຖື)

  1. to handle, to carry