วัว
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Thai[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- งัว (nguua)
Etymology[edit]
Compare Old Chinese 牛 (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩫ᩠ᩅ, Isan งัว, Lao ງົວ (ngūa), Lü ᦷᦣ (ho) or ᦷᦇ (ngo), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (wó), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū) or 𑜑𑜥 (hū).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic/Phonemic | วัว w ạ w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wuua |
| Royal Institute | wua | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /wua̯˧/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
วัว • (wuua)
Usage notes[edit]
- The term is sometimes considered informal. On formal occasions, it is often replaced by โค (koo).
Synonyms[edit]
bovine