วัว
Thai
editAlternative forms
edit- งัว (nguua)
Etymology
editCompare Old Chinese 牛 (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩫ᩠ᩅ, Isan งัว, Lao ງົວ (ngūa), Lü ᦷᦣ (ho) or ᦷᦇ (ngo), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (wó), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū) or 𑜑𑜥 (hū).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic/Phonemic | วัว w ạ w | |
Romanization | Paiboon | wuua |
Royal Institute | wua | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /wua̯˧/(R) |
Noun
editวัว • (wuua)
Usage notes
edit- The term is sometimes considered informal. On formal occasions, it is often replaced by โค (koo).
Synonyms
editbovine