Etymology

edit

ຜູ້ (phū) +‎ ນຳ (nam).

Pronunciation

edit
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuː˧˩.nam˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuː˥˥˨.nam˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຜູ້-ນຳ
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

edit

ຜູ້ນຳ (phū nam) (classifier ຄົນ)

  1. leader, head, chief