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

• ດາວທຽມ (dāo thīam)

See also

• ນັກຂັດຕະ (nak khat ta)