ເໜືອ

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Lao

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰnɯəᴬ (upstream, above). Cognate with Thai เหนือ (nʉ̌ʉa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩮᩬᩥᩋ, ᦵᦐᦲ (ṅoe), Tai Dam ꪹꪘ, Shan ၼိူဝ် (nǒe), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥴ (lóe), Aiton ꩫိုဝ် (nüw), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (nüw), Zhuang nw, Nong Zhuang now, Zuojiang Zhuang nwa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nɯːə̯˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nɯːə̯˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ເໜືອ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːə̯

Noun

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ເໜືອ (nư̄a)

  1. north

See also

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  • (compass points)
ພາຍັບ ທິດເໜືອ (thitnư̄a) ອີສານ (ʼī sān)
ທິດຕາເວັນຕົກ (thittā wen tok) ທິດຕາເວັນອອກ (thittā wen ʼǭk)
ຫໍຣະດີ (hǭ ra dī) ທິດໃຕ້ (thittai) ອາຄະເນ (ʼā kha nē)