เห่า
See also: เหา
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เห่า e h ˋ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hào |
| Royal Institute | hao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /haw˨˩/ | |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ʰrawᴮ (“to bark”). Cognate with Lao ເຫົ່າ (hao), Shan ႁဝ်ႇ (hàw), Ahom 𑜑𑜧 (haw), Zhuang raeuq.
Verb
เห่า • (hào) (abstract noun การเห่า)
- (of a dog or other animal) to bark.
- (slang, offensive, derogatory) to speak; to talk.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- หอนเห่า
- เห่าหอน (hào-hɔ̌ɔn)
Related terms
Related terms
- หอน (hɔ̌ɔn)
Etymology 2
งูเห่าพ่นพิษสยาม (nguu-hào-pôn-pít-sà-yǎam, “Siamese spitting cobra”)
Cognate with Lao ເຫົ່າ (hao), Shan ႁဝ်ႇ (hàw).
Noun
เห่า • (hào) (classifier ตัว)
- (งู~) cobra: snake of the genus Naja.
- (figuratively) (งู~) evil, harmful, malicious, treacherous, or unfaithful person.