หัว

See also: หวี and หิว

Thai

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหัว
h ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonhǔua
Royal Institutehua
(standard) IPA(key)/hua̯˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *truəᴬ (“head”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩫ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Lü ᦷᦠ (ḣo), Tai Dam ꪬꪺ, Shan ႁူဝ် (hǒ), Ahom 𑜑𑜥 (huu), 𑜍𑜥 (ruu) or 𑜍𑜤𑜈𑜫 (ruw), Zhuang hu.

Noun

หัว • (hǔua)

  1. head:
    1. (anatomy) the upper part of the body.
    2. chief; leader.
    3. top; peak; summit.
    4. front; forepart; foremost part; beginning part; initial part; upper part.
    5. headline; heading.
    6. (colloquial) headhair.
    7. (colloquial) brain.
    8. (colloquial) intelligence; wisdom.
    9. (colloquial) idea; opinion; view.
  2. swelling; protuberance.
  3. bulb, tuber, or similar object.
  4. subject; subject matter; theme.

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Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *krɯəwᴬ (“to laugh”). Cognate with Lao ຫົວ (hūa), Lü ᦷᦃ (ẋo), Zhuang hu.

Verb

หัว • (hǔua) (abstract noun การหัว)

  1. to laugh.
  2. to ridicule.
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