สาว
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | สาว s ā w | |
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Romanization | Paiboon | sǎao |
Royal Institute | sao | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /saːw˩˩˦/(R) |
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (“unmarried woman”). Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo), Lü ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥲ (sàaw), Shan သၢဝ် (sǎao), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪫ, Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw), 𑜏𑜨𑜧 (sow), 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), 𑜏𑜧𑜈𑜫 (saww), or 𑜏𑜦𑜡 (sō), Zhuang sau, Tày slao.
Noun
[edit]สาว • (sǎao)
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]สาว • (sǎao) (abstract noun ความสาว)