ດາວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *t.naːwᴬ. Cognate with Thai ดาว (daao), Northern Thai ᨯᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦡᦱᧁ (ḋaaw), Shan လၢဝ် (lǎao), Tai Dam ꪒꪱꪫ, Tày đao, Zhuang ndaundeiq.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [daːw˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [daːw˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ດາວ
• Rhymes: -aːw

Noun

ດາວ • (dāo) (classifier ດວງ)

1. star, planet; celestial body

Derived terms

• ໄຂ່ດາວ (khai dāo)
• ດາວທຽມ (dāo thīam)
• ດາວບິນ (dāo bin)
• ດາວຢົດ (dāo yot)
• ດາວຫມູ່ (dāo mū)
• ດາວຫາງ (dāo hāng)
• ແສງດາວ (sǣng dāo)

 

See also

• ນັກຂັດຕະ (nak khat ta)

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.