สามหาว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สามหาว s ā m h ā w
Phonemic		สาม-หาว s ā m – h ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	sǎam-hǎao
	Royal Institute	sam-hao
(standard) IPA(key)		/saːm˩˩˦.haːw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Khmer sāhāva (“reckless, wild, violent; cruel, mean, brutal”). Also believed to be from สาม (sǎam, “three”) +‎ หาว (hǎao, “breath”, air exhaled; instance of exhalation), literally “three breaths”, possibly referring to the behaviour of Hanuman, a monkey in the epic Rammakian who breathes moons and stars.

Alternative forms

• สัมหาว
• สำหาว

Adjective

สามหาว • (sǎam-hǎao)

1. rude; insolent; impertinent; uncivil; aggressive.

Etymology 2

Monochoria hastata

Uncertain.

Noun

สามหาว • (sǎam-hǎao)

1. (formal and obsolete) (ผัก~) the plant Monochoria hastata of the family Pontederiaceae.

   Synonym: ตบไทย