Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Compare Old Chinese (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩫ᩠ᩅ, Isan งัว, Lao ງົວ (ngūa), ᦷᦣ (ho) or ᦷᦇ (ngo), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 () or 𑜑𑜥 ().

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicวัว
w ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonwuua
Royal Institutewua
(standard) IPA(key)/wua̯˧/(R)

Noun edit

วัว (wuua) (classifier ตัว)

  1. bovine: bull, cow, ox, etc.

วัว (wuua)

  1. (เนื้อ~) beef

Usage notes edit

  • The term is sometimes considered informal. On formal occasions, it is often replaced by โค (koo).

Synonyms edit

bovine