เคี่ยว
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Lao ຂ້ຽວ (khiāu), Shan ၶဵဝ်ႈ (khāeo) or ၵဵဝ်ႈ (kāeo).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | เคี่ยว e g ī ˋ y w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kîao |
| Royal Institute | khiao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰia̯w˥˩/(R) | |
| Homophones | เขี้ยว | |
Verb
[edit]เคี่ยว • (kîao) (abstract noun การเคี่ยว)
- (cooking) to cook at the boiling point for a long period of time in order to make drier, thicker, or softer.
Adverb
[edit]เคี่ยว • (kîao)
- (figurative, somewhat archaic) incessantly; persistently; continually; nonstop.