ຜູ້ຂ້າ

Lao

Alternative forms
  • ຜູ່ຂ້າ (phū khā)

Etymology

From ຜູ້ (phū, “person”) +‎ ຂ້າ (khā, “servant”) ("servant person"). Cognate with Isan ผู้ข่า, Khün ᨹᩪ᩶ᨡ᩶ᩣ, and Lü ᦕᦴᧉᦃᦱᧉ (ṗhuu²ẋaa²).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuː˧˩.kʰaː˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuː˥˥˨.kʰaː˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຜູ້-ຂ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Pronoun

ຜູ້ຂ້າ • (phū khā)

  1. (formal) a first person pronoun employed when addressing a person of higher status.
  2. (formal) I

See also
Lao personal pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
Formal ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya), ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā) ທ່ານ (thān) ເພິ່ນ (phœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao) ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhān ʼa nya) ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān) ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)
Common ເຮົາ (hao)
ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)		 ເຈົ້າ (chao) ເຂົາ (khao) ເຮົາ (hao), ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao)
ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi)		 ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao) ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao)
ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo)
Informal ໂຕ (tō) ລາວ (lāo)
Vulgar ກູ (kū) ມຶງ (mưng) ມັນ (man) N/A
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