ผิว

See also: ผัว

Thai

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 膚 (MC pju, “skin”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩥ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຜິວ (phiu), Lü ᦕᦲᧁ (ṗhiiw), Shan ၽိဝ် (phǐo), Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥝᥴ (phíw), Phake ၸိဝ် (phiw).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ผิว pʰ i w
Romanization	Paiboon	pǐu
	Royal Institute	phio
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰiw˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ผิว • (pǐu)

1. skin, surface
2. complexion.

Derived terms

• ถือผิว
• ผิว ๆ
• ผิวน้ำ
• ผิวเผิน
• ผิวพรรณ
• ผิวหนัง (pǐu-nǎng)

 

See also

• หนัง (nǎng)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ผิว pʰ i w
Phonemic		ผิ-วะ pʰ i – w a
Romanization	Paiboon	pì-wá
	Royal Institute	phi-wa
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰi˨˩.waʔ˦˥/(R)

Conjunction

ผิว • (pǐu)

1. (poetic) if.