ເຮືອ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴ (“boat”), from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ (“boat”). Cognate with Thai เรือ (rʉʉa), Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Isan เฮือ, Lü ᦵᦣᦲ (hoe), Shan ႁိူဝ်း (hóe), Tai Nüa ᥞᥫᥰ (höe), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (rüw), Zhuang ruz, Zuojiang Zhuang rwaz.

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [hɯːə̯˧˥]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [hɯːə̯˩˨]
Hyphenation: ເຮືອ
Rhymes: -ɯːə̯

Noun

ເຮືອ • (hư̄a) (classifier ລຳ)

boat
(chess) rook

See also

Chess pieces in Lao · ຕົວໝາກຮຸກ (tūamāk huk) (layout · text)

ຄິງ (khing) ຂຸນ (khun)	ຄວີນ (kha wīn) ເມັດ (met)	ເຮືອ (hư̄a)	ບີຊອປ (bī sǭp) ໂຄນ (khōn)	ອັດສະວິນ (ʼat sa win) ມ້າ (mā)	ເບ້ຍ (bīa)