แห้ว

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicแห้ว
æ h ˆ w
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แห็้ว
æ h ˘ ˆ w
RomanizationPaiboonhɛ̂o
Royal Institutehaeo
(standard) IPA(key)/hɛw˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

แห้ว (hɛ̂o)

  1. (botany) sedge: any of the plants of the family Cyperaceae.
  2. (botany) fruit of this plant: nut, chestnut, etc.
  3. (zoology) (งู~) Asian vine snake: the snake Ahaetulla prasina of the family Colubridae.

Etymology 2

After a character in the novel สามเกลอ (sǎam-gləə, Three Pals) by Pricha Intharapalit, first published in 1939.[1] See also เชย (chəəi).

Verb

แห้ว (hɛ̂o) (abstract noun การแห้ว or ความแห้ว)

  1. (slang, humorous) to miss; to fail (to achieve something); to flop; to be disappointed.

References

  1. ^ กนกวรรณ ยิ้มจู (n.d.) แห้ว (in Thai), กรุงเทพฯ: จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ศูนย์สื่อสารองค์กร, retrieved 2023-03-30