ປ່າວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *paːwᴮ (“to announce”), from Middle Chinese 報 (MC pawH, “to announce”). Cognate with Thai ป่าว (bpàao), Northern Thai ᨸ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦔᦱᧁᧈ (ṗaaw¹), Tai Dam ꪜ꪿ꪱꪫ, Shan ပၢဝ်ႇ (pàao), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣᥝᥱ (pǎaw), Phake ပွ် (paw), Ahom 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow), Zhuang bauq.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ປ່າວ • (pāo) (abstract noun ການປ່າວ)

1. to inform
2. to announce; to proclaim

Derived terms

• ປ່າວຮ້ອງ (pāo hǭng)

Further reading

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