ກະວີ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, poet) or Pali kavi. Compare Thai กวี (gà-wii).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).ʋiː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).ʋiː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ກະ-ວີ
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ກະວີ • (ka wī) (classifier ຄົນ)

  1. poet