ເກືອ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kɯːə̯˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kɯːə̯˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເກືອ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːə̯

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

ເກືອ (kư̄a) (abstract noun ການເກືອ)

  1. to feed

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Tai *klwɯəᴬ (salt). Cognate with Thai เกลือ (glʉʉa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Shan ၵိူဝ် (kǒe), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ, Tày cưa, Nong Zhuang gow, Zhuang gyu. Compare also Lakkia kjie⁵¹.

Noun[edit]

ເກືອ (kư̄a)

  1. salt