เบา
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เบา e ɓ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bao |
| Royal Institute | bao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /baw˧/ | |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *C̥.bawᴬ (“light (in weight)”). Cognate with Lao ເບົາ (bao), Lü ᦢᧁ (ḃaw), Shan မဝ် (mǎw) or ဝဝ် (wǎw), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Zhuang mbaeu, Saek เว๋า.
Verb
เบา • (bao) (abstract noun การเบา)
- to relieve; to relax; to lighten; to lessen; to get better; to abate.
- to slow down; to decelerate; to retard; to slow up.
Adjective
เบา • (bao) (abstract noun ความเบา)
- soft; gentle.
- lower (of volume).
- slow; not fast.
- light; not heavy (of weight).
- (colloquial) unintelligent; dumb; gullible.
Synonyms
Synonyms
- เบา ๆ
Antonyms
light
- หนัก (nàk)
Adverb
เบา • (bao) (abstract noun ความเบา)
- softly; gently.
Synonyms
Synonyms
- เบา ๆ
Noun
เบา • (bao)
- (dated) urine.
Verb
เบา • (bao) (abstract noun การเบา)
- (dated) to urinate; to pee.