วัว

Thai

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • งัว (nguua)

Etymology

Compare Old Chinese 牛 (OC *ŋʷɯ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩫ᩠ᩅ, Isan งัว, Lao ງົວ (ngūa), Lü ᦷᦣ (ho) or ᦷᦇ (ngo), Tai Dam ꪉꪺ, Shan ငူဝ်း (ngó) or ဝူဝ်း (wó), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (puu) or 𑜑𑜥 (huu).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicวัว
w ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonwuua
Royal Institutewua
(standard) IPA(key)/wua̯˧/

Noun

วัว • (wuua)

  1. bovine: bull, cow, ox, etc.
  2. (เนื้อ~) beef.

Usage notes
  • The term is sometimes considered informal. On formal occasions, it is often replaced by โค (koo).

Synonyms
bovine
  • คาวี
  • เคา (kao)
  • โค (koo)
  • ฉลู (chà-lǔu)
  • พฤษภ (prʉ́-sòp)
  • มอ (mɔɔ)
  • ฤษภ
  • วสภะ
  • สิงคี
  • อุสุภ
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