เอา

Chong

Noun

เอา (transliteration needed)

1. shirt

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔawᴬ (“to take”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩐᩣ, Lao ເອົາ ('ao), Lü ᦀᧁ (q̇aw), Tai Dam ꪹꪮꪱ, Shan ဢဝ် (aw¹), Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (aw) or 𑜒𑜧𑜈𑜫 (aww) or 𑜒𑜨𑜧 (ow), Zhuang aeu.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic	เอา e ɒ ā
Paiboon	ao
(standard) IPA(key)	/ʔaw˧/

Verb

เอา • (ao) (abstract noun การเอา)

1. to bring; to lead.

   เอามานี่  ―  ao maa nîi  ―  bring it here

   เอามันไปฆ่า  ―  ao man bpai kâa  ―  Take him to be killed.

2. to capture; to seize.

   เอาเมือง  ―  ao mʉʉang  ―  to seize a town

3. to cope; to handle.
4. to desire; to want.

   เอานี่ป่ะ  ―  ao nîi bpà  ―  Do you want this?

   เอาน้ำอะไรคะ  ―  ao náam à-rai ká  ―  What would you like to drink?

5. to hold; to take.
6. to receive and accept willingly.
7. (slang) to have sex.