เบาะแส

Thai

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from:

Thai เบาะ (bɔ̀) (corrupted from บ่อ (bɔ̀ɔ, “origin, source”)) + แส (sɛ̌ɛ, “to reveal, to disclose”)
Chinese 莫 (mò) + 須／须 (xū). [1]
Khmer បោះ (bɑh) + ខ្សែ (khsae).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เบาะแส e ɓ ā a æ s
Phonemic		เบาะ-แส e ɓ ā a – æ s
Romanization	Paiboon	bɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛ
	Royal Institute	bo-sae
(standard) IPA^(key)		/bɔʔ˨˩.sɛː˩˩˦/^(R)

Noun

เบาะแส • (bɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛ)

clue; hint; trace.

References

Wu Shengyang (2009). An Alternative Explanation of Mo-Xu -- Comparative Study of "Mo-Xu" in Chinese and "Bo-sae" in Thai.

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