Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩯ᩠᩶ᩅ (phæw), Lao ແຜ້ວ (phǣu), ᦵᦕᧁᧉ (ṗhew²), Shan ၽဵဝ်ႈ (phāeo).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicแผ้ว
æ pʰ ˆ w
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แผ็้ว
æ pʰ ˘ ˆ w
RomanizationPaiboonpɛ̂o
Royal Institutephaeo
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɛw˥˩/(R)

Verb

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แผ้ว (pɛ̂o) (abstract noun การแผ้ว)

  1. clear, clean, sweep clear.
    แผ้วป่า
    pɛ̂o bpàa
    to clear the forest

Adjective

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แผ้ว (pɛ̂o) (abstract noun ความแผ้ว)

  1. clean, pure, clear (especially in the cast of one's mind).
    หน้าตาแผ้วผ่องใส
    nâa-dtaa pɛ̂o pɔ̀ng-sǎi
    clean face

Derived terms

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