ເລືອກ
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Lao[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [lɯːə̯k̚˥˨]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [lɯːə̯k̚˧˦]
- Hyphenation: ເລືອກ
- Rhymes: -ɯːə̯k̚
Verb[edit]
ເລືອກ • (lư̄ak) (abstract noun ການເລືອກ)
- (intransitive, transitive) to choose, to select, to pick, to elect
Synonyms[edit]
to choose