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หัว

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See also: หวี and หิว

Thai

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicหัว
h ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonhǔua
Royal Institutehua
(standard) IPA(key)/hua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *truəᴬ (“head”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩫ, Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Lü ᦷᦠ (ḣo), Tai Dam ꪬꪺ, Shan ႁူဝ် (hǒ), Ahom 𑜑𑜥 (hū), 𑜍𑜥 (rū) or 𑜍𑜤𑜈𑜫 (ruw), Zhuang hu [Longzhou],[2] Zuojiang Zhuang hue or vue.

Noun

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หัว • (hǔua)

  1. head:
    1. (anatomy) the upper part of the body. (Classifier: หัว)
    2. chief; leader.
    3. top; peak; summit. (Classifiers: หัว or ยอด)
    4. front; forepart; foremost part; beginning part; initial part; upper part.
    5. headline; heading.
    6. (colloquial) headhair.
    7. (colloquial) brain.
    8. (colloquial) intelligence; wisdom.
    9. (colloquial) idea; opinion; view.
    10. circle part of a Thai letter, that is the start point to write the letter. (Classifier: หัว)
    11. head side of a coin. (Classifier: หัว)
  2. swelling; protuberance.
  3. bulb, tuber, or similar object. (Classifier: หัว)
  4. subject; subject matter; theme.
Synonyms
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(head):
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *krɯəwᴬ (“to laugh”).[3]

Cognate with Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Shan ၶူဝ် (khǒ), Lü ᦷᦃ (ẋo), Zhuang riu.

Compare Sui gul and gol (“to laugh”), Southern Kam gol (“to laugh”).

Verb

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หัว • (hǔua) (abstract noun การหัว)

  1. (dated) to laugh.
  2. (dated) to ridicule.
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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 323
  2. ^ Wei, Qingwen (韦庆稳) et al. (1980) Zhuàngyǔ Jiǎnzhì (壮语简志)‎[2], Beijing: Mínzú Chūbǎnshè (民族出版社), page 108
  3. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[3], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 349
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