เหงื่อ
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Thai[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- เหื่อ (hʉ̀ʉa)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *r.tɯəᴮ (“sweat”). The expected form is เหื่อ /hɯa̯˨˩/, which undergone spontaneous nasalization to become เหงื่อ /ŋɯa̯˨˩/. Cognate with Lao ເຫື່ອ (hư̄a), Northern Thai ᩉᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩋ, Shan ႁိူဝ်ႇ (hòe), Lü ᦵᦠᦲᧈ (ḣoe¹), Tai Nüa ᥞᥫᥱ (hǒe), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (rüw), Nong Zhuang towq or tuiq. Compare Khmer ញើស (ñəəh).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | เหงื่อ e h ŋ ụ̄ ˋ ɒ | |
| Phonemic | เหฺงื่อ e h ̥ ŋ ụ̄ ˋ ɒ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ngʉ̀ʉa |
| Royal Institute | nguea | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ŋɯa̯˨˩/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
เหงื่อ • (ngʉ̀ʉa)
- sweat: watery fluid secreted by sweat glands.
- (now rare) dew: any condensed moisture in the form of small drops.
Synonyms[edit]
sweat