แห้ว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แห้ว æ h ˆ w
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		แห็้ว æ h ˘ ˆ w
Romanization	Paiboon	hɛ̂o
	Royal Institute	haeo
(standard) IPA(key)		/hɛw˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

แห้ว • (hɛ̂o)

1. (botany) sedge: any of the plants of the family Cyperaceae.
2. (botany) fruit of this plant: nut, chestnut, etc.
3. (zoology) (งู~) Asian vine snake: the snake Ahaetulla prasina of the family Colubridae.

Etymology 2

After a character in the novel สามเกลอ (sǎam-gləə, “Three Pals”) by Pricha Intharapalit, first published in 1939. See also เชย (chəəi).

Verb

แห้ว • (hɛ̂o) (abstract noun การแห้ว or ความแห้ว)

1. (slang, humorous) to miss; to fail (to achieve something); to flop; to be disappointed.