Lao edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (mouse; rat). Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Zhuang nou, Saek หนู่.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nuː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nuː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ໜູ
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun edit

ໜູ ()

  1. mouse, rat