ໜູ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫນູ (nū) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (“mouse; rat”). Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lü ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Zhuang nou, Saek หนู่.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu᷅ː/

Noun

ໜູ • (nū)

1. mouse, rat