ปีมะโว้

Thai

Etymology

From ปี (bpii, “year”) + มะโว้ (má-wóo), perhaps corruption of ละโว้ (lá-wóo, “ancient kingdom of Lavo”), according to Khun Wichitmattra (Sa-nga Kanchanakkhaphan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปีมะโว้ p ī m a o w ˆ
Phonemic		ปี-มะ-โว้ p ī – m a – o w ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpii-má-wóo
	Royal Institute	pi-ma-wo
(standard) IPA(key)		/piː˧.ma˦˥.woː˦˥/(R)

Noun

ปีมะโว้ • (bpii-má-wóo)

1. (slang) long time ago; time immemorial.

Related terms

• สมัยพระเจ้าเหา (sà-mǎi-prá-jâao-hǎo, literally “time of Divine Lord Hao”)