ເລືອດ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *lɯətᴰ (“blood”). Cognate with Thai เลือด (lʉ̂ʉat), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨯ, Khün ᩃᩮᩨ᩠ᨯ, Lü ᦵᦟᦲᧆ (loed), Shan လိူတ်ႈ (lōet), Aiton လိုတ် (lüt), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜄𑜫 (lüt), Bouyei liad, Zhuang lwed, Nong Zhuang lowd, Saek หล้วด.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [lɯːə̯t̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [lɯːə̯t̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ເລືອດ
• Rhymes: -ɯːə̯t̚

Noun

ເລືອດ • (lư̄at)

1. blood

Derived terms

• ເລືອດຂາວ (lư̄at khāo, “leukocyte”)
• ເລືອດຈາງ (lư̄at chāng, “anemia”)

 

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.