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หัว

See also: หวี and หิว

Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

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.
Synonyms edit
head
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

หัว • (hǔua) (abstract noun การหัว)

  1. to laugh.
  2. to ridicule.
Derived terms edit
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