บัว

Chong

Noun

บัว (transliteration needed)

1. water lily

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Thai

Alternative forms

• บวว (buua)

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		บัว ɓ ạ w
Romanization	Paiboon	buua
	Royal Institute	bua
(standard) IPA(key)		/bua̯˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ບົວ (būa), Lü ᦷᦢ (ḃo), Shan မူဝ် (mǒ) or ဝူဝ် (wǒ), Ahom 𑜈𑜥 (bū).

Noun

บัว • (buua)

1. (botany) any of various aquatic plants of the following genera and families:
   1. the genus Nelumbo, the family Nelumbonaceae;
   2. the genus Nymphaea, the family Nymphaeaceae;
   3. the genus Victoria, the family Nymphaeaceae.
2. (Thai architecture) a lotus-petal shape used to decorate a floor, pillar, or wall.
3. (carpentry) a type of plane (woodworking instrument).
4. a reliquary built in the shape of a lotus.
5. anything having lotus-like appearance, as โคมบัว (“lotus lamp”), etc.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ปั่ว (bpùua)

Noun

บัว • (buua)

1. (archaic) a male, especially a young one.
   • สายาบัวบ่าวเกลี้ย จักมา สาวสั่งอย่ามาวัน สู่น้อง

     sǎa-yaa buua bàao glîia · jàk maa · sǎao sàng yàa maa wan · sùu nɔ́ɔng

     Her beloved man is about to come. That girl has instructed him: "If you come to me, don't come in the daytime".