ບ່າວ

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Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːwᴮ (unmarried man). Cognate with Thai บ่าว (bàao), ᦢᦱᧁᧈ (ḃaaw¹), Shan မၢဝ်ႇ (màao) or ဝၢဝ်ႇ (wàao), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (moww), Zhuang mbauq.

Noun

ບ່າວ (bāo)

  1. servant
  2. young man (usually unmarried)

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