Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Lao ແຫ່ (), Northern Thai ᩉᩯ᩵. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicแห่
æ h ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonhɛ̀ɛ
Royal Institutehae
(standard) IPA(key)/hɛː˨˩/(R)

Noun

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แห่ (hɛ̀ɛ)

  1. parade; procession.
  2. pomp and circumstance.

Verb

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แห่ (hɛ̀ɛ) (abstract noun การแห่)

  1. to parade; to move or go in a procession or with pomp and circumstance.
    • 2012 May 9, กองบรรณาธิการ วอยซ์ทีวี, “แห่ศพอากงไปรดน้ำหน้าศาลอาญา”, in Voice[1], Bangkok: Voice TV, retrieved 2019-02-27:
      แห่ศพอากงไปรดน้ำหน้าศาลอาญา
      hɛ̀ɛ sòp aa-gong bpai rót-náam nâa sǎan aa-yaa
      A-kong's dead body to be paraded to the front of the Criminal Court for bathing [ceremony].
  2. (colloquial) to move in a flock or crowd.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Urak Lawoi': แฮ ()