ພໍ່

See also: ພ and ພູ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“father”). Cognate with Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ), Northern Thai ᨻᩴ᩵ᩬ, Southern Thai ผอ, Lü ᦗᦸᧈ (poa¹), Shan ပေႃႈ (pāu), Aiton ပေႃ (pō), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜡 (pō) or 𑜆𑜦𑜨𑜡 (peoā), Zhuang boh, Bouyei boh, Saek ผ้อ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔː˦/

Noun

ພໍ່ • (phǭ)

1. father

Derived terms

• ພໍ່ແມ່ (phǭ mǣ)