อา
See also: อ้า and อา.
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | อา ɒ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | aa |
| Royal Institute | a | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaː˧/ | |
| Homophones edit | อาร์ อาว์ | |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ʔaːᴬ (“father's younger sister”). Cognate with Lao ອາ (’ā).
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- อาว์
- อาว (aao)
Noun
อา • (aa) (classifier คน)
- younger brother or younger sister of one's father.
- a title or term of address for any elderly person, especially that of relative age to a younger brother or younger sister of one's father.
See also
See also
- น้า (náa, “younger brother or younger sister of one's mother”)
- ป้า (bpâa, “elder sister of one's parent”)
- ลุง (lung, “elder brother of one's parent”)
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
อา • (aa)
- ah.