บ่าว

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːwᴮ (“unmarried man”). Cognate with Lao ບ່າວ (bāo), Northern Thai ᨷ᩵ᩤ᩠ᩅ, Lü ᦢᦱᧁᧈ (ḃaaw¹), Tai Dam ꪚ꪿ꪱꪫ, Shan မၢဝ်ႇ (màao) or ဝၢဝ်ႇ (wàao), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (moww), Zhuang mbauq.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicบ่าว
ɓ ˋ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonbàao
Royal Institutebao
(standard) IPA(key)/baːw˨˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

บ่าว • (bàao)

  1. (archaic) male; young man.
    สายาบววบ่าวเกลี้ย จักมา สาวส่งงอย่ามาวนน 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".
  2. servant or slave, regardless of sex.
  3. bridegroom.

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of "Definitions 1, 3"): สาว (sǎao)
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