ຮູ້

See also: ຮູ and ຮ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *rɯːwꟲ (“to know”). Cognate with Thai รู้ (rúu), Northern Thai ᩁᩪ᩶, Isan ฮู้, Lü ᦣᦴᧉ (huu²), Tai Dam ꪭꪴ꫁, Shan ႁူႉ (hṵ̂u), Ahom 𑜍𑜥 (rū) or 𑜍𑜤𑜈𑜫 (ruw), Zhuang rox, Saek รอ.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [huː˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [huː˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ຮູ້
• Rhymes: -uː

Verb

ຮູ້ • (hū) (abstract noun ການຮູ້)

1. to know, understand
2. to know how to; be able
3. to become known, transpire
4. to be in the know

Derived terms

• ຮູ້ສຶກ (hū sưk, “to feel”)