ສາວ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [saːw˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [saːw˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ສາວ
  • Rhymes: -aːw

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (“unmarried woman”). Cognate with Thai สาว (sǎao), Lü ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥲ (sàaw), Shan သၢဝ် (sǎao), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw), 𑜏𑜨𑜧 (sow), 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), 𑜏𑜧𑜈𑜫 (saww), or 𑜏𑜦𑜡 (sō), Zhuang sau.

Noun[edit]

ສາວ • (sāo)

  1. girl, young woman
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Thai สาว (sǎao).

Verb[edit]

ສາວ • (sāo) (abstract noun ການສາວ)

  1. to pull towards oneself, haul in
  2. to unwind (thread etc.)
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