เผา

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *prawᴬ (“to burn (tr.)”). Compare Middle Chinese 炮 (MC bˠau, “to roast; to burn”). Cognate with Lao ເຜົາ (phao), Lü ᦕᧁ (ṗhaw), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪱ, Shan ၽဝ် (phǎw), Ahom 𑜇𑜧 (phaw).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เผา e pʰ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	pǎo
	Royal Institute	phao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰaw˩˩˦/

Verb

เผา • (pǎo) (abstract noun การเผา)

to burn; to combust.
to roast: to cook by direct exposure to fire or heat.
(slang) to do something in a quick-and-dirty or slapdash manner.
(slang) to dish the dirt on; to gossip about; to speak ill of.