ເປົ່າ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *powᴮ (“to blow”). Cognate with Thai เป่า (bpào), Lü ᦔᧁᧈ (ṗaw¹), Shan ပဝ်ႇ (pào), Tai Dam ꪹꪜ꪿ꪱ, Tai Dón ꪹꪜꪱꫀ, Tai Do pảu, Ahom 𑜆𑜧 (paw) or 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow), Zhuang boq.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [paw˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [paw˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ເປົ່າ
• Rhymes: -aw

Verb

ເປົ່າ • (pao) (abstract noun ການເປົ່າ)

1. to blow