สาว

Thai

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (“unmarried woman”). Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo), Lü ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥲ (saaw4), Shan သၢဝ် (sǎaw), Zhuang sau.

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.
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