ป่าว

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *paːwᴮ (“to announce”), from Middle Chinese 報 (MC pawH, “to announce”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ປ່າວ (pāo), Lü ᦔᦱᧁᧈ (ṗaaw¹), Tai Dam ꪜ꪿ꪱꪫ, Shan ပၢဝ်ႇ (pàao), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣᥝᥱ (pǎaw), Phake ပွ် (paw), Ahom 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow), Zhuang bauq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ป่าว p ˋ ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	bpàao
	Royal Institute	pao
(standard) IPA(key)		/paːw˨˩/(R)

Verb

ป่าว • (bpàao) (abstract noun การป่าว)

1. To announce, to summon.