หาว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหาว
h ā w
RomanizationPaiboonhǎao
Royal Institutehao
(standard) IPA(key)/haːw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰraːwᴬ (to yawn).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩣ᩠ᩅ, Khün ᩉᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຫາວ (hāo), ᦠᦱᧁ (ḣaaw), Shan ႁၢဝ် (hǎao), Tai Nüa ᥞᥝᥴ (háw), Phake ꩭွ် (haw), Zhuang rau in raurumz, Nong Zhuang hau, Zuojiang Zhuang hau.

Verb

หาว • (hǎao) (abstract noun การหาว)

  1. to yawn
Derived terms
  • ขี้หาวนอน
  • หาวนอน

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ຫາວ (hāo), ᦠᦱᧁ (ḣaaw), Shan ႁၢဝ် (hǎao), Ahom 𑜍𑜈𑜫 (raw).

Noun

หาว • (hǎao)

  1. open air; field
  2. sky
Derived terms
  • กลางหาว

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 349

Further reading

  • หาว” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.