ລູກໜີ້

Lao

Alternative forms

• ລູກຫນີ້ (lūk nī) — dated

Etymology

ລູກ (lūk, “child”) +‎ ໜີ້ (nī, “debt”). Cognate with Thai ลูกหนี้ (lûuk-nîi), Northern Thai ᩃᩪᨠᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ᩶.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [luːk̚˥˨.niː˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [luːk̚˧˦.niː˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ລູກ-ໜີ້
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ລູກໜີ້ • (lūk nī) (classifier ຄົນ)

1. debtor

References

• SEAlang library Lao lexicography. SEAlang Projects. http://sealang.net/lao/dictionary.htm