ບົວ

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Lao[edit]

the color pink.

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Thai บัว (buua), Isan บัว, Northern Thai ᨷ᩠ᩅᩫ, Khün ᨷ᩠ᩅᩫ, ᦷᦢ (ḃo), Tai Dam ꪚꪺ, Shan မူဝ် (), ဝူဝ် (), Phake မုဝ် (muw), Ahom 𑜈𑜥 ().

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [buːə̯˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [buːə̯˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ບົວ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯

Noun[edit]

ບົວ (būa)

  1. water lily; lotus.
  2. shower head.

Adjective[edit]

ບົວ (būa)

  1. pink (color)

See also[edit]

Colors in Lao · ສີ () (layout · text)
     ຂາວ (khāo)      ເທົາ (thao), ເງິນ (ngœn)      ດຳ (dam)
             ແດງ (dǣng); ແດງເຂັ້ມ (dǣngkhem)              ສົ້ມ (som); ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)              ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang); ຄີມ (khīm)
             ໝາກນາວຂຽວ (māk nāokhiāu)              ຂຽວ (khiāu)              ຂຽວອ່ອນ (khiāuʼǭn); ຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (khiāukhem)
             ຟ້າຂຽວ (fākhiāu); ຟ້າຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (fākhiāukhem)              ທ້ອງຟ້າ (thǭng fā)              ຟ້າ ()
             ມ່ວງອ່ອນ (mūangʼǭn); ຟ້າມ່ວງເຂັ້ມ (fāmūangkhem)              ມ່ວງແດງ (mūangdǣng); ມ່ວງ (mūang)              ບົວ (būa)