See also: แจ๋ว

Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແຈວ (chǣu) or ແຊວ (sǣu), ᦶᦌᧁ (saew), Khün ᨧᩯ᩠ᩅ. Compare Khmer ចែវ (caew), Vietnamese chèo.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicแจว
æ t͡ɕ w
RomanizationPaiboonjɛɛo
Royal Institutechaeo
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕɛːw˧/(R)

Noun edit

แจว (jɛɛo)

  1. oar: watercraft shaft.

Verb edit

แจว (jɛɛo) (abstract noun การแจว)

  1. to oar: to propel with or as if with oars.
  2. (slang and obsolete) to run away or flee quickly.