ยาว

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Preposition

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ยาว

  1. Thai script form of yāva (until)

Thai

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *jaːwᴬ⁴ (Jonsson, 1991); Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຍາວ (nyāo), ᦍᦱᧁ (yaaw), Shan ယၢဝ်း (yáao), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥝᥰ (yäaw), Phake ယွ် (yaw). Compare Proto-Hlai *hnaːwʔ (long (distance)).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicยาว
y ā w
RomanizationPaiboonyaao
Royal Instituteyao
(standard) IPA(key)/jaːw˧/(R)

Adjective

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ยาว (yaao) (abstract noun ความยาว)

  1. (of length or duration) long.
    ขายาว
    kǎa yaao
    long leg
    นาทียาวกว่าวินาที
    naa-tii yaao gwàa wí-naa-tii
    A minute is longer than a second.
    เชือกยาวห้าเมตร
    chʉ̂ʉak yaao hâa méet
    A rope five meters long

Adverb

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ยาว (yaao) (abstract noun ความยาว)

  1. for a long or longer period of time.
    อยู่ยาว
    yùu yaao
    to stay for long
    ดูยาว
    duu yaao yaao
    to take more and more time to observe [something]
    (literally) to observe [something] longer [and] longer

Verb

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ยาว (yaao)

  1. (now only found in certain expressions) to prolong; to extend; to lengthen.

Derived terms

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