ເມົາ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mawᴬ (“drunk”). Cognate with Thai เมา (mao), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩢᩣ, Lü ᦙᧁ (maw), Shan မဝ်း (máo), Tai Nüa ᥛᥝᥰ (mäw).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [maw˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [maw˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເມົາ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Verb

ເມົາ • (mao) (abstract noun ການເມົາ)

  1. to be drunk, intoxicated
  2. to be dizzy
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