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หัว

See also: หวี and หิว

Thai

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicหัว
h ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonhǔua
Royal Institutehua
(standard) IPA(key)/hua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *truəᴬ (“head”). Cognate with 𑜍𑜥 (rū), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩫ, Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Lü ᦷᦠ (ḣo), Tai Dam ꪬꪺ, Shan ႁူဝ် (hǒ), Zhuang hu.

Noun

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หัว • (hǔua)

  1. head:
    1. (anatomy) the upper part of the body.
    2. chief; leader.
    3. top; peak; summit.
    4. front; forepart; foremost part; beginning part; initial part; upper part.
    5. headline; heading.
    6. (colloquial) headhair.
    7. (colloquial) brain.
    8. (colloquial) intelligence; wisdom.
    9. (colloquial) idea; opinion; view.
  2. swelling; protuberance.
  3. bulb, tuber, or similar object.
  4. subject; subject matter; theme.
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head
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *krɯəwᴬ (“to laugh”). Cognate with Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Shan ၶူဝ် (khǒ), Lü ᦷᦃ (ẋo), Zhuang hu. Compare Sui gul and gol (“to laugh”) and Southern Kam gol (“to laugh”).

Verb

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หัว • (hǔua) (abstract noun การหัว)

  1. to laugh.
  2. to ridicule.
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