ຜູ້ຂ້າ
Lao
Alternative forms
- ຜູ່ຂ້າ (phū khā)
Etymology
From ຜູ້ (phū, “person”) + ຂ້າ (khā, “servant”) ("servant person"). Cognate with Isan ผู้ข่า, Khün ᨹᩪ᩶ᨡ᩶ᩣ, and Lü ᦕᦴᧉᦃᦱᧉ (ṗhuu²ẋaa²).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuː˧˩.kʰaː˧˩]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuː˥˥˨.kʰaː˥˥˨]
- Hyphenation: ຜູ້-ຂ້າ
- Rhymes: -aː
Pronoun
ຜູ້ຂ້າ • (phū khā)
- (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
- (formal) I
See also
| formal | common | informal | vulgar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | 1st person | ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khā nǭi) ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā) |
ເຮົາ (hao) ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi) |
ກູ (kū) | |
| 2nd person | ທ່ານ (thān) | ເຈົ້າ (chao) | ໂຕ (tō) | ມຶງ (mưng) | |
| 3rd person | ເພິ່ນ (phœn) ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) |
ເຂົາ (khao) | ລາວ (lāo) | ມັນ (man) | |
| plural | 1st person | ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhā nǭi) | ເຮົາ (hao) ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao) ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi) |
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| 2nd person | ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān) | ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao) | |||
| 3rd person | ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn) ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) |
ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao) ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo) | |||