หัวใจ
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom หัว (hǔua, “head; bulb; etc”) + ใจ (jai, “heart”). Cognate with Lao ຫົວໃຈ (hūa chai), Shan ႁူဝ်ၸႂ် (hǒ tsǎue), and Lü ᦷᦠᦺᦈ (ḣoṫsay). Compare the literal meaning of Chinese 心頭/心头 (xīntóu).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic | หัวใจ h ạ w au t͡ɕ | |
Phonemic | หัว-ไจ h ạ w – ai t͡ɕ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | hǔua-jai |
Royal Institute | hua-chai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /hua̯˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/(R) |
Noun
editหัวใจ • (hǔua-jai)