Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicหาว
h ā w
RomanizationPaiboonhǎao
Royal Institutehao
(standard) IPA(key)/haːw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Lao ຫາວ (hāo), ᦠᦱᧁ (ḣaaw), Shan ႁၢဝ် (hǎao), Ahom 𑜍𑜈𑜫 (raw).

Noun edit

หาว (hǎao)

  1. open air; field.
  2. sky.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰraːwᴬ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩣ᩠ᩅ, Khün ᩉᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຫາວ (hāo), ᦠᦱᧁ (ḣaaw), Shan ႁၢဝ် (hǎao), Tai Nüa ᥞᥝᥴ (háw), Phake ꩭွ် (haw), Nong Zhuang hau, Zuojiang Zhuang hau.

Verb edit

หาว (hǎao) (abstract noun การหาว)

  1. to yawn.