งิ้ว

Thai

red cotton tree
statue at Wat Phai Rong Wua depicting a group of people climbing a red cotton tree in hell

Etymology 1

Possibly from Cantonese 優, shortened from 俳優 (“comedy”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicงิ้ว
ŋ i ˆ w
RomanizationPaiboonngíu
Royal Institutengio
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋiw˦˥/

Noun

งิ้ว • (ngíu)

  1. Chinese opera.

Usage notes

Uses the following classifiers, depending on form:

Synonyms
  • อุปรากรจีน

Etymology 2

Compare Shan ၼိဝ်ႉ (nḭ̂w).

Alternative forms

Noun

งิ้ว • (ngíu)

  1. (botany) red cotton tree: the plant Bombax ceiba L. of the family Bombacaceae (now Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
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