Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːwᴬ (father's younger brother). Cognate with Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (`ao), Lao ອາວ (ʼāo) and Tày áo.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicอาว
ɒ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonaao
Royal Instituteao
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaːw˧/(R)

Noun edit

อาว (aao) (classifier คน)

  1. (archaic) A paternal uncle who is younger than one's father.