หาว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหาว
h ā w
RomanizationPaiboonhǎao
Royal Institutehao
(standard) IPA(key)/haːw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ຫາວ (hāo), ᦠᦱᧁ (ḣaaw), Shan ႁၢဝ် (hǎao), Ahom 𑜍𑜈𑜫 (raw).

Noun

หาว • (hǎao)

  1. open air; field.
  2. sky.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʰraːwᴬ (to yawn).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩣ᩠ᩅ, Khün ᩉᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຫາວ (hāo), ᦠᦱᧁ (ḣaaw), Shan ႁၢဝ် (hǎao), Tai Nüa ᥞᥝᥴ (háw), Phake ꩭွ် (haw), Zhuang rau in raurumz, Nong Zhuang hau, Zuojiang Zhuang hau.

Verb

หาว • (hǎao) (abstract noun การหาว)

  1. to yawn.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 349