ແອວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjeːwᴬ (“waist”), from Middle Chinese 腰 (MC 'jiew, “waist”). Cognate with Thai เอว (eeo), Northern Thai ᩋᩯ᩠ᩅ, Tai Dam ꪵꪮꪫ, Shan ဢႅဝ် (ʼěao), Zhuang yiu.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔɛːw˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔɛːw˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ແອ+ວ
• Rhymes: -ɛːw

Noun

ແອວ • (ʼǣu)

1. waist