ยิหวา

Thai

Etymology

From Javanese jiwa (“soul; state of mind”), from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “life, existence; alive, living”), whence also Thai ชีพ (chîip).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ยิหวา y i h w ā
Phonemic		ยิ-หฺวา y i – h ̥ w ā
Romanization	Paiboon	yí-wǎa
	Royal Institute	yi-wa
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ji˦˥.waː˩˩˦/

Noun

ยิหวา • (yí-wǎa)

(elegant, literary, poetic) (ดวง~) life; life energy; life essence; soul; spirit.
(elegant, literary, poetic) (ดวง~) heart.
(idiomatic, sometimes used as an affectionate term of address) (ดวง~, ยอด~) dear one; dearly loved one; cherished one; precious one.

Related terms

affectionate term of address — see ที่รัก (tîi-rák)

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