ປືດ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ເປີດ (pœ̄t)

Etymology

Cognate with Thai เปิด (bpə̀ət, “to open”), Northern Thai ᨸᩨ᩠ᨯ (“to open”), Lü ᦔᦹᧆ (ṗued), Tai Dam ꪜꪳꪒ, Shan ပိုတ်ႇ (pùet), Phake ပုတ် (put), Ahom 𑜆𑜤𑜄𑜫 (put).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pɯːt̚˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pɯːt̚˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ປືດ
• Rhymes: -ɯːt̚

Verb

ປືດ • (pư̄t) (abstract noun ການປືດ)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to open.