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วัว

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Old Chinese (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩫ᩠ᩅ, Isan งัว, Lao ງົວ (ngūa), ᦷᦣ (ho) or ᦷᦇ (ngo), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 () or 𑜑𑜥 ().

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicวัว
w ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonwuua
Royal Institutewua
(standard) IPA(key)/wua̯˧/(R)

Noun

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วัว (wuua) (classifier ตัว)

  1. bovine: bull, cow, ox, etc.

วัว (wuua)

  1. (เนื้อ~) beef

Usage notes

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  • The term is sometimes considered informal. On formal occasions, it is often replaced by โค (koo).

Synonyms

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bovine