ໜູ

Lao

Alternative forms
  • ຫນູ (nū) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (“mouse; rat”). Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lü ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Zhuang nou, Saek หนู่.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nuː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nuː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ໜູ
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

ໜູ • (nū)

  1. mouse, rat
    ອ້າຍໜູນ້ອຍ
    ʼāi nū nǭi
    Big Brother Mouse
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