ແອວ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjeːwᴬ (“waist”), from Middle Chinese 腰 (MC 'jiew, “waist”). Cognate with Thai เอว (eeo), Northern Thai ᩋᩯ᩠ᩅ, Tai Dam ꪵꪮꪫ, Shan ဢႅဝ် (ʼěao), Zhuang yiu.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔɛːw˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔɛːw˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ແອ+ວ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːw

Noun

ແອວ • (ʼǣu)

  1. waist
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