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เบา

adverb

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1
adv.

softly

2
adv.

gently; lightly

Built from

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀbawᴬ³ (“light; not heavy”), from Proto-Tai *C̥.bawᴬ (“light (in weight)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷᩮᩢᩤ, Lao ເບົາ (bao), Lü ᦢᧁ (ḃaw), Khün ᨷᩮᩢᩤ, Shan မဝ် (mǎo) or ဝဝ် (wǎo), Tai Nüa ᥛᥝ (maw), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Zhuang mbaeu, Nong Zhuang nawj, Saek เว๋า, Tày bau.

In a sentence

เขาหัวเราะเบาๆ ด้วยความสุขใจ เมื่อนึกย้อนกลับไปเห็นภาพเก่าๆ ในอดีตอีกครั้ง

From Wiktionary

1
adj.

soft; gentle.

2
adj.

lower (of volume).

3
adj.

slow; not fast.

4
adj.

light; not heavy (of weight).

5
adj. · (colloquial)

unintelligent; dumb; gullible.

6
adv.

softly; gently.

7
n. · (dated)

urine.

8
v.

to relieve; to relax; to lighten; to lessen; to get better; to abate.

9
v.

to slow down; to decelerate; to retard; to slow up.

10
v. · (dated)

to urinate; to pee.