ปีมะโว้
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, ปี (bpii, “year”) + มะโว้ (má-wóo, undefined), literally “Mawo year”.
Believed to be a corruption of ปี (bpii, “year”) + ละโว้ (lá-wóo, “Lavo”, an ancient kingdom in Thailand), literally “Lavo year(s)”.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ปีมะโว้ p ī m a o w ˆ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ปี-มะ-โว้ p ī – m a – o w ˆ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpii-má-wóo |
| Royal Institute | pi-ma-wo | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /piː˧.ma˦˥.woː˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]ปีมะโว้ • (bpii-má-wóo)
- (slang) long time ago; time long past; time immemorial
- Synonym: สมัยพระเจ้าเหา (sà-mǎi-prá-jâao-hǎo)