ยิหวา

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese jiwa (soul; state of mind), from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, life, existence; alive, living). Doublet of ชีว (chiiu) and ชีพ (chîip).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicยิหวา
y i h w ā
Phonemic
ยิ-หฺวา
y i – h ̥ w ā
RomanizationPaiboonyí-wǎa
Royal Instituteyi-wa
(standard) IPA(key)/ji˦˥.waː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ยิหวา (yí-wǎa)

  1. (elegant, literary, poetic) (ดวง~) life; life energy; life essence; soul; spirit.
  2. (elegant, literary, poetic) (ดวง~) heart.
  3. (idiomatic, sometimes used as an affectionate term of address) (ดวง~, ยอด~) dear one; dearly loved one; cherished one; precious one.
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