คาว

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːwᴬ (fishy). Cognate with Lao ຄາວ (khāo), ᦆᦱᧁ (xaaw), Shan ၶႅဝ်း (khéao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥝᥰ (xäew) or ᥔᥦᥝᥰ (säew), Saek กฺ๊าว. Compare Proto-Hlai *kʰaːw (smelly).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicคาว
g ā w
RomanizationPaiboonkaao
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːw˧/(R)

Noun

คาว (kaao)

  1. smell of fish
  2. (อาหาร~) or (ของ~) meat dish

Adjective

คาว (kaao) (abstract noun ความคาว)

  1. fishy; smelly