ຜົວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuəᴬ (“husband”), from Middle Chinese 夫 (MC pju). Cognate with Thai ผัว (pǔua), Northern Thai ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Khün ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Lü ᦷᦕ (ṗho), Shan ၽူဝ် (phǒ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰuːə̯˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰuːə̯˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຜົວ
• Rhymes: -uːə̯

Noun

ຜົວ • (phūa)

1. husband