ກະເບື້ອ

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Lao

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Etymology

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Likely from ກາບເບື້ອ (kāp bư̄a). Cognate with Isan กะเบื้อ (ka bɯa⁵), Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴᨷᩮᩬᩥ᩶ (kam¹ bɤɤ³) or ᨠᨷᩮᩬᩥ᩶ (ka bɤɤ³), Shan ၵၢပ်ႇမိူဝ်ႈ (kàap mōe) or ၵၢပ်ႇဝိူဝ်ႈ (kàap wōe).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).bɯːə̯˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).bɯːə̯˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ກະ-ເບື້ອ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːə̯

Noun

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ກະເບື້ອ (ka bư̄a)

  1. moth
  2. (ແມງ~) butterfly
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