แมว

See also: แม้ว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแมว
æ m w
RomanizationPaiboonmɛɛo
Royal Institutemaeo
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛːw˧/(R)
Audio

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mɛːwᴬ² (cat), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແມວ (mǣu), ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Tai Dam ꪵꪣꪫ, Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥝᥴ (máew), Phake မ︀ိဝ︀် (miw), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw). Compare Nong Zhuang myauq, Zhuang meuz, Chinese (māo), Japanese (myō), Vietnamese mèo, Khasi miaw, English meow.

Noun

แมว • (mɛɛo)

  1. (classifier ตัว) cat
  2. (เนื้อ~) catmeat
Synonyms
cat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

แมว • (mɛɛo) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (ปลา~) any of numerous fish of the genera Thryssa and Setipinna.
  2. (ปลา~) the fish, Lycothrissa crocodilus (Bleeker), of the family Engraulidae.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

แมว • (mɛɛo) (classifier กลุ่ม)

  1. another name of the constellation มูละ
Synonyms
constellation
  • ช้างน้อย
  • มูล (muun)
  • มูละ
  • มูลา

Further reading

  • แมว” 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.