ຄື

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Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Thai คือ (kʉʉ), Isan คือ, Khmer គឺ (kɨɨ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɯː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɯː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຄື
  • Rhymes: -ɯː

Verb[edit]

ຄື • (khư̄) (abstract noun ການຄື)

  1. to be
  2. (transitive) to be like

See also[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ຄື • (khư̄)

  1. why
    ເຈົ້າຄືບໍ່ໄດ້ຖາມມັນ.[1]
    chaokhư̄bǭ dai thām man.
    Why didn't you ask him?
    ເຂົາຄືຍ່າງເມືອ.[1]
    khaokhư̄nyāng mư̄a.
    Why are they walking back?

Synonyms[edit]

why

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Page 92 of Enfield, N. J. (2007). A grammar of Lao. Mouton de Gruyter.
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