งิ้ว
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Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | งิ้ว ŋ i ˆ w | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ngíu |
Royal Institute | ngio | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ŋiw˦˥/(R) |
Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋiːwᶜ⁴ (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩥ᩠᩶ᩅ, Khün ᨦᩦ᩠᩶ᩅ, Isan งิ้ว, Lao ງີ້ວ (ngīu), Lü ᦇᦲᧁᧉ (ngiiw²) or ᦓᦲᧁᧉ (niiw²), Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂o), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥝᥳ (li̇w) or ᥢᥤᥝᥳ (ni̇w), Phake ꩫိဝ် (niw).
Alternative forms
[edit]- เงี้ยว (ngíao)
Noun
[edit]งิ้ว • (ngíu)
- (botany) red cotton tree: the plant Bombax ceiba of the family Bombacaceae (now Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
Etymology 2
[edit]From Taishanese 優/优 (yiu1, “actor”).
Noun
[edit]งิ้ว • (ngíu)
Usage notes
[edit]Uses the following classifiers, depending on form:
- เรื่อง (rʉ̂ʉang) for a performance
- คณะ (ká-ná) for a band of performers
- โรง (roong) for a performance venue