เหา
See also: เห่า
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *trawᴬ (“head louse”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຫົາ (hao), Lü ᦠᧁ (ḣaw), Tai Dam ꪹꪬꪱ, Shan ႁဝ် (hǎo), Saek เหร่า.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เหา e h ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hǎo |
| Royal Institute | hao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /haw˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun
เหา • (hǎo)
- louse (Pediculus humanus), especially head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis).