เป่า
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *powᴮ (“to blow”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ, Lao ເປົ່າ (pao), Lü ᦔᧁᧈ (ṗaw¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪜ꪿ꪱ, Tai Dón ꪹꪜꪱꫀ, Tai Do pảu, Tày pấu, Shan ပဝ်ႇ (pào), Tai Nüa ᥙᥝᥱ (pǎw), Phake ပွ် (paw), Ahom 𑜆𑜧 (paw) or 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow), Zhuang boq, Zuojiang Zhuang baeuq.
Pronunciation
editOrthographic/Phonemic | เป่า e p ˋ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | bpào |
Royal Institute | pao | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /paw˨˩/(R) |
Verb
editเป่า • (bpào) (abstract noun การเป่า)
- to blow
- (colloquial) to shoot (a gun)