บ่าว

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːwᴮ (unmarried man). Cognate with Lao ບ່າວ (bāo), Northern Thai ᨷ᩵ᩤ᩠ᩅ, ᦢᦱᧁᧈ (ḃaaw¹), Tai Dam ꪚ꪿ꪱꪫ, Shan မၢဝ်ႇ (màao) or ဝၢဝ်ႇ (wàao), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow) or 𑜉𑜨𑜧𑜈𑜫 (moww), Zhuang mbauq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicบ่าว
ɓ ˋ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonbàao
Royal Institutebao
(standard) IPA(key)/baːw˨˩/(R)

Noun

บ่าว (bàao)

  1. (archaic) male; young man.
    สายาบววบ่าวเกลี้ย จักมา สาวส่งงอย่ามาวนน สู่น้อง
    sǎa-yaa buua bàao glîia · jàk maa · sǎao sàng yàa maa wan · sùu nɔ́ɔng
    Her beloved man is about to come. That girl has instructed him: "If you come to me, don't come in the daytime".
  2. servant or slave, regardless of sex.
  3. bridegroom.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of Definitions 1, 3): สาว (sǎao)