เบา

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเบา
e ɓ ā
RomanizationPaiboonbao
Royal Institutebao
(standard) IPA(key)/baw˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.bawᴬ (“light (in weight)”). Cognate with Lao ເບົາ (bao), Lü ᦢᧁ (ḃaw), Shan မဝ် (mǎw) or ဝဝ် (wǎw), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Zhuang mbaeu, Saek เว๋า.

Verb

เบา • (bao) (abstract noun การเบา)

  1. to relieve; to relax; to lighten; to lessen; to get better; to abate.
  2. to slow down; to decelerate; to retard; to slow up.

Adjective

เบา • (bao) (abstract noun ความเบา)

  1. soft; gentle.
  2. lower (of volume).
  3. slow; not fast.
  4. light; not heavy (of weight).
  5. (colloquial) unintelligent; dumb; gullible.
Synonyms
Synonyms
  • เบา ๆ
Antonyms
light

Adverb

เบา • (bao) (abstract noun ความเบา)

  1. softly; gently.
Synonyms
Synonyms
  • เบา ๆ

Etymology 2

Noun

เบา • (bao)

  1. (dated) urine.

Verb

เบา • (bao) (abstract noun การเบา)

  1. (dated) to urinate; to pee.
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