ผัว

See also: ผิว

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuəᴬ (“husband”), from Middle Chinese 夫 (MC pju). Cognate with Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Lao ຜົວ (phūa), Lü ᦷᦕ (ṗho), Northern Thai ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Khün ᨹ᩠ᩅᩫ, Shan ၽူဝ် (phǒ).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicผัว
pʰ ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonpǔua
Royal Institutephua
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ผัว • (pǔua)

  1. (informal) husband.
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