Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnɔːᴮ¹, from Proto-Tai *ʰnoːᴮ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩬᩴ᩵, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩳ᩵, Lao ໜໍ່ (), ᦐᦸᧈ (ṅoa¹), Tai Dam ꪘꪷ꪿, Tai Dón ꪘꪮꫀ, Shan ၼေႃႇ (nàu), Tai Nüa ᥘᥨᥝᥱ (lǒw) or ᥢᥨᥝᥱ (nǒw), Phake ꩫေႃ (), Ahom 𑜃𑜦𑜡 (), Zhuang noq.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหน่อ
h n ˋ ɒ
Phonemic
หฺน่อ
h ̥ n ˋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonnɔ̀ɔ
Royal Instituteno
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔː˨˩/(R)

Noun

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หน่อ (nɔ̀ɔ)

  1. shoot; sprout; bulb.
  2. child; son.