ເລືອກ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɯəkᴰ (“to choose”). Cognate with Thai เลือก (lʉ̂ʉak), Isan เลือก, Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ (lɯak⁵), Khün ᩃᩮᩨ᩠ᨠ (lɤɤk²), Lü ᦵᦟᦲᧅ (loek), Tai Dam ꪹꪩꪀ (ꞌlưạk), Tai Dón ꪩꪷꪀ, Shan လိူၵ်ႈ (lōek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥐ (loek), Aiton လိုက် (lük), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [lɯːə̯k̚˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [lɯːə̯k̚˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ເລືອກ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːə̯k̚

Verb

ເລືອກ • (lư̄ak) (abstract noun ການເລືອກ)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to choose, to select, to pick, to elect

Synonyms

to choose
  • ຄັດ (khat)
  • ບັ້ນ (ban)
  • ພິຈິດ (phi chit)
  • ໄຟ່ (fai)
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