ຢູ່

See also: ຢ and ຢໍ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjuːᴮ (“to be (in a place)”). Cognate with Thai อยู่ (yùu), Northern Thai ᩀᩪ᩵, Lü ᦊᦴᧈ (ẏuu¹), Tai Dam ꪤꪴ꪿, Shan ယူႇ (yùu), Ahom 𑜊𑜥 (jʸū), Bouyei qyus, Zhuang youq.

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [juː˧]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [juː˧˨]
Hyphenation: ຢູ່
Rhymes: -uː

Verb

ຢູ່ • (yū) (abstract noun ການຢູ່)

to be (located)
to live, reside, abide (in)
ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ວຽງຈັນ.
khǭi yū wīang chan.
I live in Vientiane.
to live, exist

Derived terms

ຢູ່ນີ້ (yū nī)
ຢູ່ໃນ (yū nai)

See also

ກຳລັງ (kam lang)
ຄື (khư̄)
ເປັນ (pen)
ພວມ (phūam)
ແມ່ນ (mǣn)

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