วัว
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
- งัว (nguua)
Etymology edit
Compare 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 edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | วัว w ạ w | |
Romanization | Paiboon | wuua |
Royal Institute | wua | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /wua̯˧/(R) |
Noun edit
วัว • (wuua)
Usage notes edit
- The term is sometimes considered informal. On formal occasions, it is often replaced by โค (koo).
Synonyms edit
bovine