ຜົວ

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Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuəᴬ (husband), from Middle Chinese (MC pju). Cognate with Thai ผัว (pǔua), Northern Thai ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Khün ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, ᦷᦕ (ṗho), Shan ၽူဝ် (phǒ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuːə̯˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຜົວ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯

Noun[edit]

ຜົວ (phūa)

  1. husband