Lao
Etymology
From Pali guru, from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “teacher”). Compare Burmese ဂုရု (gu.ru.), Khmer គ្រូ (kruu), Lü ᦆᦴ (xuu), Thai ครู (kruu).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰuː˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰuː˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ຄູ
- Rhymes: -uː
Noun
ຄູ • (khū)
- teacher
Derived terms
- ນາຍຄູ (nāi khū)
- ຄູສອນ (khū sǭn)