Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨿᩮᩬᩥ᩶ᩋ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨿᩮᩨ᩶ᩋ, Lao ເຫຍື້ອ (nyư̄a), ᦵᦊᦲᧉ (ẏoe²), Shan ယိူဝ်ႈ (yōe).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเยื่อ
e y ụ̄ ˋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonyʉ̂ʉa
Royal Instituteyuea
(standard) IPA(key)/jɯa̯˥˩/(R)

Noun

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เยื่อ (yʉ̂ʉa)

  1. membrane; pellicle.
  2. (archaic) waste; litter; garbage.

Derived terms

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