หัว

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See also: หวี and หิว

Thai

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Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหัว
h ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonhǔua
Royal Institutehua
(standard) IPA(key)/hua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *truəᴬ (“head”). Cognate with 𑜍𑜥 (rū), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩫ, Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Lü ᦷᦠ (ḣo), Tai Dam ꪬꪺ, Shan ႁူဝ် (hǒ), Zhuang hu.

Noun

หัว • (hǔua)

  1. head:
    1. (anatomy) the upper part of the body.
    2. chief; leader.
    3. top; peak; summit.
    4. front; forepart; foremost part; beginning part; initial part; upper part.
    5. headline; heading.
    6. (colloquial) headhair.
    7. (colloquial) brain.
    8. (colloquial) intelligence; wisdom.
    9. (colloquial) idea; opinion; view.
  2. swelling; protuberance.
  3. bulb, tuber, or similar object.
  4. subject; subject matter; theme.
Synonyms
head
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *krɯəwᴬ (“to laugh”). Cognate with Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Shan ၶူဝ် (khǒ), Lü ᦷᦃ (ẋo), Zhuang hu. Compare Sui gul and gol (“to laugh”) and Southern Kam gol (“to laugh”).

Verb

หัว • (hǔua) (abstract noun การหัว)

  1. to laugh.
  2. to ridicule.
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