ເມົາ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mawᴬ (“drunk”). Cognate with Thai เมา (mao), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩢᩣ, Lü ᦙᧁ (maw), Shan မဝ်း (máo), Tai Nüa ᥛᥝᥰ (mäw).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [maw˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [maw˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ເມົາ
• Rhymes: -aw

Verb

ເມົາ • (mao) (abstract noun ການເມົາ)

1. to be drunk, intoxicated
2. to be dizzy