Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *paːwᴮ (to announce), from Middle Chinese (MC pawH, “to announce”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ປ່າວ (pāo), ᦔᦱᧁᧈ (ṗaaw¹), Tai Dam ꪜ꪿ꪱꪫ, Shan ပၢဝ်ႇ (pàao), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣᥝᥱ (pǎaw), Phake ပွ် (paw), Ahom 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow), Zhuang bauq.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicป่าว
p ˋ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonbpàao
Royal Institutepao
(standard) IPA(key)/paːw˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

ป่าว (bpàao) (abstract noun การป่าว)

  1. To announce, to summon.