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Where does “ມວຍ” come from?

ມວຍ (Lao) comes from Sanskrit मव्यति — to bind.

ມວຍ (Lao): boxing; chignon; bamboo basket for steaming rice

Definitions

  1. boxing; chignon; bamboo basket for steaming rice

Ancestry of “ມວຍ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमव्यतिto bind

Words derived from “ມວຍ”

  • ມວຍລາວ
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