ກະເບື້ອ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

Likely from ກາບເບື້ອ (kāp bư̄a). Cognate with Isan กะเบื้อ (ka bɯa⁵), Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴᨷᩮᩬᩥ᩶ (kam¹ bɤɤ³) or ᨠᨷᩮᩬᩥ᩶ (ka bɤɤ³), Shan ၵၢပ်ႇမိူဝ်ႈ (kàap mōe) or ၵၢပ်ႇဝိူဝ်ႈ (kàap wōe).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).bɯːə̯˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).bɯːə̯˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ກະ-ເບື້ອ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːə̯

Noun edit

ກະເບື້ອ (ka bư̄a)

  1. moth
  2. (ແມງ~) butterfly

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