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ว่าว

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Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ວ່າວ (wāo), ᦞᦱᧁᧈ (vaaw¹), Northern Thai ᩅ᩵ᩤ᩠ᩅ, Saek วาว, Shan ဝၢဝ်ႇ (wàao).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicว่าว
w ˋ ā w
Phonemic
ว่าว
w ˋ ā w
เว่า
e w ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonwâaowâo
Royal Institutewaowao
(standard) IPA(key)/waːw˥˩/(R)/waw˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ว่าว (wâao) (classifier ตัว)

  1. kite (toy for flying)
    เล่นว่าว
    lên wâao
    to fly a kite

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Malay: wau
    • Indonesian: wau
  • Pattani Malay: وا (wa)

Further reading

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  • ว่าว” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.