ຜູ້ຂ້າ
Lao edit
Alternative forms edit
- ຜູ່ຂ້າ (phū khā)
Etymology edit
From ຜູ້ (phū, “person”) + ຂ້າ (khā, “servant”) ("servant person"). Cognate with Isan ผู้ข่า, Khün ᨹᩪ᩶ᨡ᩶ᩣ, and Lü ᦕᦴᧉᦃᦱᧉ (ṗhuu²ẋaa²).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuː˧˩.kʰaː˧˩]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuː˥˥˨.kʰaː˥˥˨]
- Hyphenation: ຜູ້-ຂ້າ
- Rhymes: -aː
Pronoun edit
ຜູ້ຂ້າ • (phū khā)
- (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
- (formal) I
See also edit
- ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya)