หอ

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Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ຫໍ (), Northern Thai ᩉᩬᩴ, Khün ᩉᩳ, ᦠᦸ (ḣoa), Shan ႁေႃ (hǎu), Ahom 𑜑𑜦𑜡 ().

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหอ
h ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̌ɔ
Royal Instituteho
(standard) IPA(key)/hɔː˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones
ห.

Noun

หอ (hɔ̌ɔ)

  1. house, building, or chamber used for a specific purpose.
  2. high or tall building, as tower, minaret, fortress, etc.
  3. (colloquial) Clipping of หอพัก (hɔ̌ɔ-pák).
  4. (colloquial) Clipping of เรือนหอ (rʉʉan-hɔ̌ɔ).
  5. (colloquial) Clipping of ห้องหอ.

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