Lao
Etymology
From ຕູ (tū, “we”) + ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi, “servants”) ("us servants"). Compare Lü ᦎᦴᦃᦾᧉ (ṫuuẋoay²).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tuː˩(˧).kʰɔːj˧˩]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tuː˩˨.kʰɔːj˥˥˨]
- Hyphenation: ຕູ-ຂ້ອຍ
- Rhymes: -ɔːj
Pronoun
ຕູຂ້ອຍ • (tū khǭi)
- (archaic) we/us (exclusive)
See also