บ่าว

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːwᴮ (“unmarried man”). Cognate with Lao ບ່າວ (bāo), Northern Thai ᨷ᩵ᩤ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦢᦱᧁᧈ (ḃaaw¹), Tai Dam ꪚ꪿ꪱꪫ, Shan မၢဝ်ႇ (màao) or ဝၢဝ်ႇ (wàao), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (moww), Zhuang mbauq, Tày báo.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		บ่าว ɓ ˋ ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	bàao
	Royal Institute	bao
(standard) IPA(key)		/baːw˨˩/(R)

Noun

บ่าว • (bàao)

1. (archaic) male; young man.

   สายาบววบ่าวเกลี้ย จักมา สาวส่งงอย่ามาวนน สู่น้อง

   sǎa-yaa buua bàao glîia · jàk maa · sǎao sàng yàa maa wan · sùu nɔ́ɔng

   Her beloved man is about to come. That girl has instructed him: "If you come to me, don't come in the daytime".

2. servant or slave, regardless of sex.
3. bridegroom.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “Definitions 1, 3”): สาว (sǎao)