ບ່າວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːwᴮ (“unmarried man”). Cognate with Thai บ่าว (bàao), Lü ᦢᦱᧁᧈ (ḃaaw¹), Shan မၢဝ်ႇ (màao) or ဝၢဝ်ႇ (wàao), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (moww), Zhuang mbauq.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [baːw˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [baːw˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ບ່າວ
  • Rhymes: -aːw

Noun

ບ່າວ • (bāo)

  1. servant
  2. young man (usually unmarried)

Derived terms

See also
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