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สาว

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicสาว
s ā w
RomanizationPaiboonsǎao
Royal Institutesao
(standard) IPA(key)/saːw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (unmarried woman). Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo), ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥲ (sàaw), Shan သၢဝ် (sǎao), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪫ, Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw), 𑜏𑜨𑜧 (sow), 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), 𑜏𑜧𑜈𑜫 (saww), or 𑜏𑜦𑜡 (), Zhuang sau, Tày slao.

Noun

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สาว (sǎao)

  1. girl, young woman.
  2. bride.
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Adjective

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สาว (sǎao) (abstract noun ความสาว)

  1. youthful, juvenile, girlish.

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo).

Verb

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สาว (sǎao) (abstract noun การสาว)

  1. to drag, to tow.
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Further reading

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  • สาว” 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.