ເສືອ

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Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɯəᴬ (tiger). Cognate with Thai เสือ (sʉ̌ʉa), Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Khün ᩈᩮᩬᩧ, ᦵᦉᦲ (ṡoe), Tai Dam ꪹꪎ, Shan သိူဝ် (sǒe), Tai Nüa ᥔᥫᥴ (sóe), Aiton ꩬိုဝ် (süw), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (süw) or 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (sü0).

Pronunciation

Noun

ເສືອ (sư̄a) (classifier ໂຕ)

  1. tiger.

Derived terms

  • ເສືອກິນໝູ (sư̄a kin mū, a game resembling chess, played on a board of 16 squares, with twelve pigs and four tigers)