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อาว

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʔaːwᴬ (“father's younger brother”).[1]

Cognate with Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (`ao), Lao ອາວ (ʼāo), Tày áo, Zhuang au.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicอาว
ɒ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonaao
Royal Instituteao
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaːw˧/(R)

Noun

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อาว • (aao) (classifier คน)

  1. (archaic) A paternal uncle who is younger than one's father.

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 336
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