ยาว

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Pali

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Preposition

ยาว

  1. Thai script form of yāva (until)

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *jaːwᴬ⁴ (Jonsson, 1991); Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຍາວ (nyāo), ᦍᦱᧁ (yaaw), Shan ယၢဝ်း (yáao), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥝᥰ (yäaw), Phake ယွ် (yaw). Compare Proto-Hlai *hnaːwʔ (long (distance)).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicยาว
y ā w
RomanizationPaiboonyaao
Royal Instituteyao
(standard) IPA(key)/jaːw˧/(R)

Adjective

ยาว (yaao) (abstract noun ความยาว)

  1. (of length or duration) long.
    ขายาว
    kǎa yaao
    long leg
    นาทียาวกว่าวินาที
    naa-tii yaao gwàa wí-naa-tii
    A minute is longer than a second.
    เชือกยาวห้าเมตร
    chʉ̂ʉak yaao hâa méet
    A rope five meters long

Adverb

ยาว (yaao) (abstract noun ความยาว)

  1. for a long or longer period of time.
    อยู่ยาว
    yùu yaao
    to stay for long
    ดูยาว
    duu yaao yaao
    to take more and more time to observe
    (literally) to observe longer longer

Verb

ยาว (yaao)

  1. (now only found in certain expressions) to prolong; to extend; to lengthen.

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