เอา

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaawʔ (“upper garment”).

• (Chanthaburi, Trat, Kanchanaburi) IPA^(key): /ʔaw/

เอา (xèā)

1. shirt; blouse.

From Proto-Tai *ʔawᴬ (“to take”). Cognate with Isan เอา, Lao ເອົາ (ē ʼ), Northern Thai ᩐᩣ, Khün ᩐᩢᩣ, Lü ᦀᧁ (˙ʼaw), Tai Dam ꪹꪮꪱ, Shan ဢဝ် (ʼǎo), Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (ʼaw) or 𑜒𑜧𑜈𑜫 (ʼaww) or 𑜒𑜨𑜧 (ʼow), Zhuang aeu, Tày au.

เอา • (ao) (abstract noun การเอา)

1. to bring; to take.

   เอามานี่

   ao maa nîi

   bring it here

   เอามันไปฆ่า

   ao man bpai kâa

   Take him to be killed.

2. to capture; to seize.

   เอาเมือง

   ao mʉʉang

   to seize a town

3. to cope; to handle.
4. to desire; to want.

   เอานี่ป่ะ

   ao nîi bpà

   Do you want this?

   เอาน้ำอะไรคะ

   ao náam à-rai ká

   What would you like to drink?

5. to hold; to take.
6. to receive and accept willingly.
7. (slang) to have sex.
8. (slang) to fight; to have a fight.

   หรือจะเอา

   rʉ̌ʉ jà ao

   Wanna fight?

• “เอา” 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.