หัวใจ

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Etymology

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From หัว (hǔua, head; bulb; etc) +‎ ใจ (jai, heart). Cognate with Lao ຫົວໃຈ (hūa chai), Shan ႁူဝ်ၸႂ် (hǒ tsǎue), and ᦷᦠᦺᦈ (ḣoṫsay). Compare the literal meaning of Chinese 心頭心头 (xīntóu).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหัวใจ
h ạ w au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
หัว-ไจ
h ạ w – ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonhǔua-jai
Royal Institutehua-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/hua̯˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Noun

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หัวใจ (hǔua-jai)

  1. (anatomy) heart. (classifier ดวง)
  2. (figurative) heart; mind.

Derived terms

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