ຜູ້ຂ້າ
Lao
editAlternative forms
edit- ຜູ່ຂ້າ (phū khā)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editຜູ້ຂ້າ • (phū khā)
- (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
- (formal) I
See also
edit| Lao personal pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| Formal | ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya), ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā) | ທ່ານ (thān) | ເພິ່ນ (phœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) | ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhān ʼa nya) | ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān) | ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) |
| Common | ເຮົາ (hao) ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi) |
ເຈົ້າ (chao) | ເຂົາ (khao) | ເຮົາ (hao), ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao) ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi) |
ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao) | ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao) ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo) |
| Informal | ໂຕ (tō) | ລາວ (lāo) | ||||
| Vulgar | ກູ (kū) | ມຶງ (mưng) | ມັນ (man) | N/A | ||