Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicสาว
s ā w
RomanizationPaiboonsǎao
Royal Institutesao
(standard) IPA(key)/saːw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (unmarried woman). Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo), ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥲ (sàaw), Shan သၢဝ် (sǎao), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪫ, Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw), 𑜏𑜨𑜧 (sow), 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), 𑜏𑜧𑜈𑜫 (saww), or 𑜏𑜦𑜡 (), Zhuang sau, Tày slao.

Noun edit

สาว (sǎao)

  1. girl, young woman.
  2. bride.
Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

สาว (sǎao) (abstract noun ความสาว)

  1. youthful, juvenile, girlish.

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo).

Verb edit

สาว (sǎao) (abstract noun การสาว)

  1. to drag, to tow.