เว้า(wáo)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] speak; say (Isan/Northern Thai)

to speak or say; dialectal verb used chiefly in Isan and Northern Thai, equivalent to standard Thai ‘พูดพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk about’

Examples

บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเกร็งgrengเกร็งgreng1[to] tense up; tighten (muscles)2tense; stiff; uptight3[to] speculate; bet on price moves (finance)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เว้าwáoเว้าwáo1[to] speak; say (Isan/Northern Thai)2concave; indented (shape)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-กะgàกะgà1estimate; guess2ration; allotted portion; quota3informal particle (colloquial contraction)4approximately; about5work shift6cowrie shell (archaic)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be true
No need to be tense; if you speak slowly, I can understand.
2AdjectiveB2

concave; indented (shape)

curved inward; concave or indented in shape (also used for a recessed or notched edge, e.g., ขอบเว้า ‘inward-curving rim’)

Examples

ขอบkòpขอบkòp1edge; rim; border2margin (of a page or surface)3brim (hat or container)4lip (of a container or opening)5borderline; periphery (figurative)ถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เว้าwáoเว้าwáo1[to] speak; say (Isan/Northern Thai)2concave; indented (shape)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceด้านในdâan naiด้านในdâan nai1inside; interior2inner; interior3inside; on the insideเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightly
The rim of this cup curves inward slightly.

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