ພໍ່

See also: ພ and ພູ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“father”).

Cognate with Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ), Northern Thai ᨻᩬᩴ᩵, Southern Thai ผอ, Lü ᦗᦸᧈ (poa¹), Shan ပေႃႈ (pāu), Tai Nüa ᥙᥨᥝ (pow), Aiton ပေႃ (pō), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜡 (pō) or 𑜆𑜨𑜦𑜡 (pwō), Zhuang boh, Bouyei boh, Saek ผ้อ.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰɔː˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰɔː˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ພໍ່
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

ພໍ່ • (phǭ)

1. father

Derived terms

• ພໍ່ແມ່ (phǭ mǣ)