ຖື

See also: ຖ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Middle Chinese 戴 (MC tojH, “to carry on the head”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩨ, Thai ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ), Lü ᦏᦹ (ṫhue), Khün ᨳᩨ, Nong Zhuang tw.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰɯː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰɯː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຖື
• Rhymes: -ɯː

Verb

ຖື • (thư̄) (abstract noun ການຖື)

1. to handle, to carry