เกี้ยว

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเกี้ยว
e k ī ˆ y w
RomanizationPaiboongîao
Royal Institutekiao
(standard) IPA(key)/kia̯w˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

เกี้ยว (gîao)

  1. a garland-like headgear for adorning a topknot.
  2. a piece of cloth wrapped around the belly, historically worn by Thai nobles.
  3. courtship; wooing.

Verb

เกี้ยว (gîao) (abstract noun การเกี้ยว)

  1. to bind, coil, embed, entwine, or surround tightly or firmly.
  2. to alter, change, or twist back and forth.
    • มดแดงแมลงป่องไว้ พิษหาง งูจะเข็บพิษวาง แห่งเขี้ยว ทุรชนทั่วสรรพางค์ พิษอยู่ เพราะประพฤติมันเกี้ยว เกี่ยงร้ายแกมดี
      • A scorpion's poison is in its tail, a fly's in its head; the poison of a snake is in its fangs; a wicked man is poisonous altogether, for his conduct can change back and forth between malevolence and benevolence [= he is two-faced, he is deceitful, etc.].
  3. to court; to flirt; to woo.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Min Nan 轿 (kiāu / kiō / kiau).

Noun

เกี้ยว (gîao)

  1. a palanquin, especially a Chinese one.
    來人啊,備
    เจ้าหน้าที่ เตรียมเกี้ยว
    jâo-nâa-tîi dtriiam gîao
    Men, get my palanquin ready!