ຮົ້ວ

Lao

Etymology

Proto-Southwestern Tai *ruəꟲ² (“fence; hedge”). Cognate with Thai รั้ว (rúua), Northern Thai ᩁ᩠ᩅᩫ᩶, Khün ᩁ᩠ᩅᩫ᩶, Isan ฮั้ว, Tai Dam ꪭ꫁ꪺ, Lü ᦷᦣᧉ (ho²), Shan ႁူဝ်ႉ (hô̰).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [huːə̯˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [huːə̯˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ຮົ້ວ
• Rhymes: -uːə̯

Noun

ຮົ້ວ • (hūa)

1. fence, hedge (barrier)