หัว

See also: หวี and หิว

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†หวว
• ^†หวัว (hwǔua)

 

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		หัว h ạ w
Romanization	Paiboon	hǔua
	Royal Institute	hua
(standard) IPA(key)		/hua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *truəᴬ (“head”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩫ, Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Lü ᦷᦠ (ḣo), Tai Dam ꪬꪺ, Shan ႁူဝ် (hǒ), Ahom 𑜑𑜥 (hū), 𑜍𑜥 (rū) or 𑜍𑜤𑜈𑜫 (ruw), Zhuang hu.

Noun

หัว • (hǔua)

1. head:
   1. (anatomy) the upper part of the body.
   2. chief; leader.
   3. top; peak; summit.
   4. front; forepart; foremost part; beginning part; initial part; upper part.
   5. headline; heading.
   6. (colloquial) headhair.
   7. (colloquial) brain.
   8. (colloquial) intelligence; wisdom.
   9. (colloquial) idea; opinion; view.
2. swelling; protuberance.
3. bulb, tuber, or similar object.
4. subject; subject matter; theme.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *krɯəwᴬ (“to laugh”). Cognate with Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Shan ၶူဝ် (khǒ), Lü ᦷᦃ (ẋo), Zhuang hu. Compare Sui gul and gol (“to laugh”) and Southern Kam gol (“to laugh”).

Verb

หัว • (hǔua) (abstract noun การหัว)

1. to laugh.
2. to ridicule.