ຊື່

See also: ຊ, ຊື້, and ຊໍ

Lao

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɯː˦˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɟɤːᴮ (“name”), from Early Middle Chinese 字 (MC d͡zɨ^H, “courtesy name”). Cognate with Thai ชื่อ (chʉ̂ʉ), Northern Thai ᨩᩨ᩵, Isan ซื่อ, Lü ᦋᦹᧈ (tsue¹), Shan ၸိုဝ်ႈ (tsūe), Ahom 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (chuew) or 𑜋𑜥 (chuu).

Noun

ຊື່ • (sư̄)

name

Derived terms

ຊື່ນ້ອຍ (sư̄n ’a nya, “nickname”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *zɤːᴮ (“straight”). Cognate with Thai ซื่อ (sʉ̂ʉ), Isan ซื่อ, Lü ᦌᦹᧈ (sue¹), Shan သိုဝ်ႈ (sūe), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (suew).

Adjective

ຊື່ • (sư̄) (abstract noun ຄວາມຊື່)

straight; honest

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