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)