ยาว

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

yāva or yāvad (Latin script)
𑀬𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
याव (Devanagari script)
যাৰ (Bengali script)
යාව (Sinhalese script)
ယာဝ or ယႃဝ (Burmese script)
ยาวะ (Thai script)
ᨿᩣᩅ (Tai Tham script)
ຍາວ or ຍາວະ or ຢາວະ (Lao script)
យាវ (Khmer script)
𑄠𑄂𑅇 (Chakma script)

Preposition edit

ยาว

Thai script form of yāva (“until”)

Thai edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *jaːwᴬ⁴ (Jonsson, 1991); Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຍາວ (nyāo), Lü ᦍᦱᧁ (yaaw), Shan ယၢဝ်း (yáao), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥝᥰ (yäaw), Phake ယွ် (yaw). Compare Proto-Hlai *hnaːwʔ (“long (distance)”).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemic		ยาว y ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	yaao
	Royal Institute	yao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/jaːw˧/^(R)

Adjective edit

ยาว • (yaao) (abstract noun ความยาว)

(of length or duration) long.
ขายาว
kǎa yaao
long leg

นาทียาวกว่า วินาที
naa-tii yaao gwàa wí-naa-tii
A minute is longer than a second.

เชือกยาวห้า เมตร
chʉ̂ʉak yaao hâa méet
A rope five meters long

Adverb edit

ยาว • (yaao) (abstract noun ความยาว)

for a long or longer period of time.
อยู่ยาว
yùu yaao
to stay for long

ดูยาว ๆ
duu yaao yaao
to take more and more time to observe [something]
(literally) to observe [something] longer [and] longer

Verb edit

ยาว • (yaao)

(now only found in certain expressions) to prolong; to extend; to lengthen.

Derived terms edit

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