เหา

See also: เห่า

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *trawᴬ (“head louse”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຫົາ (hao), Lü ᦠᧁ (ḣaw), Tai Dam ꪹꪬꪱ, Shan ႁဝ် (hǎw), Saek เหร่า.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เหา e h ā
Romanization	Paiboon	hǎo
	Royal Institute	hao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/haw˩˩˦/

Noun

เหา • (hǎo)

louse (Pediculus humanus), especially head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis).