ກະເບື້ອ

Lao

Etymology

Likely from ກາບເບື້ອ (kāp bư̄a). Cognate with Isan กะเบื้อ (ka bɯa⁵), Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴᨷᩮᩬᩥ᩶ (kam¹ bɤɤ³) or ᨠᨷᩮᩬᩥ᩶ (ka bɤɤ³), Shan ၵၢပ်ႇမိူဝ်ႈ (kàap mōe) or ၵၢပ်ႇဝိူဝ်ႈ (kàap wōe).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).bɯːə̯˥˨]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).bɯːə̯˧˦]
Hyphenation: ກະ-ເບື້ອ
Rhymes: -ɯːə̯

Noun

ກະເບື້ອ • (ka bư̄a)

moth
(ແມງ~) butterfly

Related terms

ແມງກະເບື້ອ (mǣng ka bư̄a, “butterfly”)

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