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/Phonemicเผา
e pʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonpǎo
Royal Institutephao
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaw˩˩˦/

Verb

เผา • (pǎo) (abstract noun การเผา)

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