Dictionary entry
ยาว
yaaoadjective
long
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1adj.
longlexitron
2adj.
lengthy; extensive; elongated; extendedlexitron
3adj.
longwiktionary
4adv.
for a long or longer period of timewiktionary
5v.
to prolong; to extend; to lengthenwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesผมยาวกว่าฉัน ผอมกว่าฉัน ยิ้มสวยกว่า
Longer hair than me. Thinner than me. Prettier smile.
Jiji · สระบุรีfrom คนเก่า →
Built from
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *jaːwᴬ⁴. In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Isan ยาว (ɲaaw⁴), Lao ຍາວ (nyāo), Northern Thai ᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ (ɲaaw⁴), Khün ᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ (yaaw⁴), Lü ᦍᦱᧁ (yaaw), Shan ယၢဝ်း (yáao), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥝᥰ (yäaw), Phake ယ︀ွ် (yaw). Compare Proto-Hlai *hnaːwʔ (“long (distance)”).