สาว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		สาว s ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	sǎao
	Royal Institute	sao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/saːw˩˩˦/^(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (“unmarried woman”). Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo), Lü ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥲ (sàaw), Shan သၢဝ် (sǎao), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪫ, Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw), 𑜏𑜨𑜧 (sow), 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), 𑜏𑜧𑜈𑜫 (saww), or 𑜏𑜦𑜡 (sō), Zhuang sau, Tày slao.

Noun

สาว • (sǎao)

girl, young woman.
bride.

Derived terms

ลูกสาว (lûuk-sǎao)
สาวเสิร์ฟ (sǎao-sə̀əp)
สาวแส้ (sǎao-sɛ̂ɛ)
สาวเสียบ

Adjective

สาว • (sǎao) (abstract noun ความสาว)

youthful, juvenile, girlish.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ສາວ (sāo).

Verb

สาว • (sǎao) (abstract noun การสาว)

to drag, to tow.

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