วัว

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• งัว (nguua)

 

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		วัว w ạ w
Romanization	Paiboon	wuua
	Royal Institute	wua
(standard) IPA(key)		/wua̯˧/(R)

Noun

วัว • (wuua)

1. bovine: bull, cow, ox, etc.
2. (เนื้อ~) beef.

Usage notes

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