ມຶງ
Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *mɯŋᴬ (“singular second-person pronoun (weak)”).
Cognate with Thai มึง (mʉng), Lü ᦙᦹᧂ (mueng), Tai Dam ꪣꪳꪉ, Zhuang mwngz.
Compare Proto-Hlai *C-mɯː (“you (singular)”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ມຶງ • (mưng)
- (vulgar or informal) you
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) | |||