ອີ່ຮື

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Teochew 魷魚 / 鱿鱼 (iu5-he5). Cognate with Isan อีฮือ, Khmer យៀវហ៊ឺ (yiəw hɨɨ) or យូហ៊ឺ (yuuhɨɨ).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔiː˧.hɯː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔiː˧˨.hɯː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອີ່-ຮື
  • Rhymes: -ɯː

Noun

ອີ່ຮື • (ʼī hư̄) (classifier ໂຕ)

  1. (ປາ~) squid

See also