ເວົ້າ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Thai เว้า (wáo), Isan เว่า, Tai Dam ꪹꪫ꫁ꪱ.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋaw˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋaw˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ເວົ້າ
• Rhymes: -aw

Verb

ເວົ້າ • (wao) (abstract noun ການເວົ້າ)

1. to say; to speak.

Derived terms

• ນັກເວົ້າ (nak wao, “orator”)

See also

• ປາກ (pāk)