สาว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสาว
s ā w
RomanizationPaiboonsǎao
Royal Institutesao
(standard) IPA(key)/saːw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (unmarried woman). Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo), ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥲ (sàaw), Shan သၢဝ် (sǎao), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪫ, Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw), 𑜏𑜨𑜧 (sow), 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), 𑜏𑜧𑜈𑜫 (saww), or 𑜏𑜦𑜡 (), Zhuang sau, Tày slao.

Noun

สาว • (sǎao)

  1. girl, young woman.
  2. bride.
Derived terms

Adjective

สาว • (sǎao) (abstract noun ความสาว)

  1. youthful, juvenile, girlish.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo).

Verb

สาว • (sǎao) (abstract noun การสาว)

  1. to drag, to tow.
Derived terms

Further reading

  • สาว” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.