ເສືອ
Lao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɯəᴬ (“tiger”). Cognate with Thai เสือ (sʉ̌ʉa), Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Khün ᩈᩮᩬᩧ, Lü ᦵᦉᦲ (ṡoe), Tai Dam ꪹꪎ, Shan သိူဝ် (sǒe), Tai Nüa ᥔᥫᥴ (sóe), Aiton ꩬိုဝ် (süw), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (süw) or 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (sü0).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sɯːə̯˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sɯːə̯˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ເສືອ
- Rhymes: -ɯːə̯
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
- ເສືອກິນໝູ (sư̄a kin mū, “a game resembling chess, played on a board of 16 squares, with twelve pigs and four tigers”)