ບ່າວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːwᴮ (“unmarried man”). Cognate with Thai บ่าว (bàao), Lü ᦢᦱᧁᧈ (ḃaaw¹), Shan မၢဝ်ႇ (màao) or ဝၢဝ်ႇ (wàao), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (moww), Zhuang mbauq.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [baːw˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [baːw˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ບ່າວ
• Rhymes: -aːw

Noun

ບ່າວ • (bāo)

1. servant
2. young man (usually unmarried)

Derived terms

• ຜູ້ບ່າວ (phū bāo)

See also

• ຂະຍົມ (kha nyom)
• ຂ້າ (khā)