วัว
Thai
Alternative forms
- งัว (nguua)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuəᴬ⁴ (“ox; cow”) (Jonsson, 1991). Compare Old Chinese 牛 (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦ᩠ᩅᩫ, Isan งัว, Lao ງົວ (ngūa), Lü ᦷᦇ (ngo), ᦷᦞ (vo) or ᦷᦣ (ho), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Tai Dón ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (wó), Tai Nüa ᥒᥨᥝᥰ (ngöw) or ᥝᥨᥝᥰ (wöw), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū) or 𑜑𑜥 (hū).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | วัว w ạ w | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | wuua |
| Royal Institute | wua | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /wua̯˧/(R) | |
Noun
วัว • (wuua) (classifier ตัว)
วัว • (wuua)
Usage notes
- The term is sometimes considered informal. On formal occasions, it is often replaced by โค (koo).