ຜົວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuəᴬ (“husband”), from Middle Chinese 夫 (MC pju). Cognate with Thai ผัว (pǔua), Northern Thai ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Khün ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Lü ᦷᦕ (ṗho), Shan ၽူဝ် (phǒ).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຜົວ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯

Noun

ຜົວ • (phūa)

  1. husband
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