ຜູ້ໃຫຍ່

Lao

Etymology

ຜູ້ (phū, “person”) +‎ ໃຫຍ່ (nyai, “great; big”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰuː˧˩.ɲaj˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰuː˥˥˨.ɲaɰ˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຜູ້-ໃຫຍ່
• Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Noun

ຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ • (phū nyai)

1. adult, grown-up