ເຮົາ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *rawᴬ (“first person plural pronoun”). Cognate with Thai เรา (rao), Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩢᩣ, Isan เฮา, Lü ᦣᧁ (haw), Tai Dam ꪹꪭꪱ, Shan ႁဝ်း (háo), Ahom 𑜍𑜧 (raw), 𑜍𑜈𑜫 (raw) or 𑜍𑜧𑜈𑜫 (raww), Bouyei rauz, Zhuang raeuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hau˦˥/

Pronoun

ເຮົາ • (hao)

1. I; me
2. we; us

Derived terms

• ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao)

See also

• ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)