ຍ່ຽວ

Lao

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 尿 (MC newH, “urine”), from Proto-Tai *niəwᴮ. Cognate with Thai เยี่ยว (yîao), Lü ᦵᦍᧁᧈ (yew¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪑꪸ꪿ꪫ, Shan ယဵဝ်ႈ (yāeo), Ahom 𑜊𑜢𑜈𑜫 (jʸiw), Nong Zhuang nyuh, Saek หญู้, Zhuang nyouh.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ɲiːə̯w˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ɲiːə̯w˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຍ່ຽວ
• Rhymes: -iːə̯w

Noun

ຍ່ຽວ • (nyiāu)

1. urine, piss

Synonyms

urine

• ປັດສາວະ (pat sā wa)
• ມູດ (mūt)

 

Verb

ຍ່ຽວ • (nyiāu) (abstract noun ການຍ່ຽວ)

1. (intransitive) to urinate