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)

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

See also

ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya)

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