อา
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Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | อา ɒ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | aa |
| Royal Institute | a | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaː˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | อาร์ อาว์ | |
Etymology 1
From a merger of Proto-Tai *ʔaːᴬ (“father's younger sister”) and Proto-Tai *ʔaːwᴬ (“father's younger brother”) (hence the form อาว). Cognate with Lao ອາ (ʼā), Tày a.
Alternative forms
- อาว (aao)
- อาว์
Noun
- younger sibling of one's father.
- a title or term of address for any elderly person, especially that of relative age to a younger brother or younger sister of one's father.
See also
Etymology 2
Interjection
อา • (aa)
- ah.
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