ຍ່ຽວ

Lao

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 尿 (MC newH, “urine”), from Proto-Tai *niəwᴮ. Cognate with Thai เยี่ยว (yîao), Lü ᦵᦍᧁᧈ (yew¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪑꪸ꪿ꪫ, Shan ယဵဝ်ႈ (yāeo), Ahom 𑜊𑜢𑜈𑜫 (jʸiw), Nong Zhuang nyuh, Saek หญู้, Zhuang nyouh.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ɲiːə̯w˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ɲiːə̯w˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຍ່ຽວ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯w

Noun

ຍ່ຽວ • (nyiāu)

  1. urine, piss

Synonyms

urine
  • ປັດສາວະ (pat sā wa)
  • ມູດ (mūt)

Verb

ຍ່ຽວ • (nyiāu) (abstract noun ການຍ່ຽວ)

  1. (intransitive) to urinate
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