ເຜັດ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰetᴰˢ¹ (“hot; peppery; pungent”). Cognate with Thai เผ็ด (pèt), Northern Thai ᨹᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ, Lü ᦵᦕᧆ (ṗhed), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪸꪒ, Shan ၽဵတ်း (pháet), Tai Nüa ᥚᥥᥖᥱ (phět), Phake ၸိတ် (phit), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜄𑜫 (phit).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰet̚˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰet̚˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ເຜັດ
• Rhymes: -et̚

Noun

ເຜັດ • (phet)

1. pepper

Derived terms

• ໝາກເຜັດ (māk phet)

See also

• ພິກ (phik)

Adjective

ເຜັດ • (phet) (abstract noun ຄວາມເຜັດ)

1. piquant, spicy

See also

Basic tastes in Lao · ລົດ ຫຼື ລົດຊາດ (layout · text)
ຫວານ (wān)	ປ້ຽວ (piāu), ສົ້ມ (som)	ເຄັມ (khem)	ຂົມ (khom)	ເຜັດ (phet)	ອູມາມີ (ʼū mā mī)

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎, Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.