ເຜັດ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰetᴰˢ¹ (“hot; peppery; pungent”). Cognate with Thai เผ็ด (pèt), Northern Thai ᨹᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ, Lü ᦵᦕᧆ (ṗhed), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪸꪒ, Shan ၽဵတ်း (pháet), Tai Nüa ᥚᥥᥖᥱ (phět), Phake ၸိတ် (phit), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜄𑜫 (phit).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰet̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰet̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເຜັດ
  • Rhymes: -et̚

Noun

ເຜັດ • (phet)

  1. pepper

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

ເຜັດ • (phet) (abstract noun ຄວາມເຜັດ)

  1. piquant, spicy

See also

Basic tastes in Lao · ລົດ ຫຼື ລົດຊາດ (layout · text)
ຫວານ (huān) ປ້ຽວ (piāu),
ສົ້ມ (som) 		ເຄັມ (khem) ຂົມ (khom) ເຜັດ (phet) ອູມາມີ (ʼū mā mī)

Further reading

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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