Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *triːwꟲ (to carry (a bag)). Cognate with Lao ຫິ້ວ (hiu), Shan ႁိဝ်ႈ (hīo), Bouyei riuc, Zhuang riuj, Saek ริ̂ว.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicหิ้ว
h i ˆ w
RomanizationPaiboonhîu
Royal Institutehio
(standard) IPA(key)/hiw˥˩/(R)

Verb

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หิ้ว (hîu) (abstract noun การหิ้ว)

  1. to carry; to bag.
  2. (colloquial) to bring foreign merchandise back from the trip as other's request.