บัว
Chong
Noun
บัว (transliteration needed)
- water lily
Thai
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) บวว (buua)
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | บัว ɓ ạ w | |
Romanization | Paiboon | buua |
Royal Institute | bua | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /bua̯˧/ |
Etymology 1
Cognate with Lao ບົວ (būa), Lü ᦷᦢ (ḃo), Shan မူဝ် (mǒ) or ဝူဝ် (wǒ), Ahom 𑜈𑜥 (buu).
Noun
บัว • (buua)
- (botany) any of various aquatic plants of the following genera and families:
- the genus Nelumbo, the family Nelumbonaceae;
- the genus Nymphaea, the family Nymphaeaceae;
- the genus Victoria, the family Nymphaeaceae.
- (Thai architecture) a lotus-petal shape used to decorate a floor, pillar, or wall.
- (carpentry) a type of plane (woodworking instrument).
- a reliquary built in the shape of a lotus.
- anything having lotus-like appearance, as โคมบัว (“lotus lamp”), etc.
Alternative forms
- ปั่ว (bpùua)
Noun
บัว • (buua)
- (archaic) a male, especially a young one.
- สายาบัวบ่าวเกลี้ย จักมา สาวสั่งอย่ามาวัน สู่น้อง
- sǎa-yaa buua bàao glîia · jàk maa · sǎao sàng yàa maa wan · sùu nɔ́ɔng
- Her beloved man is about to come. That girl has instructed him: "If you come to me, don't come in the daytime".