เยี่ยว
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *niəwᴮ (“urine”), from Middle Chinese 尿 (MC newH, “urine; to piss”). Cognate with Lao ຍ່ຽວ (nyiāu), Lü ᦵᦍᧁᧈ (yew¹), Tai Dam ꪹꪑꪸ꪿ꪫ, Shan ယဵဝ်ႈ (yāeo), Ahom 𑜊𑜢𑜈𑜫 (jʸiw), Zhuang nyouh, Nong Zhuang nyuh, Saek หญู้.
Pronunciation[edit]
Orthographic/Phonemic | เยี่ยว e y ī ˋ y w | |
Romanization | Paiboon | yîao |
Royal Institute | yiao | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /jia̯w˥˩/(R) |
Noun[edit]
เยี่ยว • (yîao)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
เยี่ยว • (yîao) (abstract noun การเยี่ยว)
- (colloquial, intransitive) to urinate.