ว่าว

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ວ່າວ (wāo), Lü ᦞᦱᧁᧈ (vaaw¹), Northern Thai ᩅ᩵ᩤ᩠ᩅ, Saek วาว, Shan ဝၢဝ်ႇ (wàao).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ว่าว w ˋ ā w
Phonemic		ว่าว w ˋ ā w	เว่า e w ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	wâao	wâo
	Royal Institute	wao	wao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/waːw˥˩/^(R)	/waw˥˩/^(R)

Noun

ว่าว • (wâao) (classifier ตัว)

kite.
เล่นว่าว
lên wâao
To fly a kite.

Derived terms

ชักว่าว (chák-wâao)

Descendants

→ Malay: wau
- Indonesian: wau
→ Pattani Malay: وا (wa)

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