เขียว

th-adj

เขียว • (kǐao) (abstract noun ความเขียว)

kǐao (romanization)
ความเขียว (abstract-noun)

From Proto-Tai *xiəwᴬ (“green”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩠ᨿᩅ, Lao ຂຽວ (khiāu), Khün ᨡ᩠ᨿᩴ, Lü ᦵᦃᧁ (ẋew), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪫ, Shan ၶဵဝ် (khǎeo), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜈𑜫 (khiw), Zhuang heu. Compare Old Khmer khiava (“blue; green”), Modern Khmer ខៀវ (khiəw), Proto-Hlai *kʰiːw (“blue”).

cog

Lü ᦵᦃᧁ (ẋew)


เงิน

th-noun

เงิน • (ngən)

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (“silver”), from Old Chinese 銀 (OC *ŋrɯn), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Lao ເງິນ (ngœn), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Shan ငိုၼ်း (ngúen), Tai Nüa ᥒᥫᥢᥰ (ngöen), Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün), Bouyei nganz, Zhuang ngaenz, Saek แญ๊น.

cog

Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün)


กาล

From Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Cognate with Lao ການ (kān). Compare Shan ၵႃႇလ.


ฟ้า

fáa (romanization)
ความฟ้า (abstract-noun)

From Proto-Tai *vaːꟲ (“sky; weather”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼ᩶ᩣ, Lao ຟ້າ (fā), Lü ᦝᦱᧉ (faa²), Shan ၽႃႉ (phâ̰a) or ၾႃႉ (fâ̰a), Ahom 𑜇𑜠 (pha), 𑜇𑜡 (phā), 𑜇𑜨𑜠 (phoa), 𑜇𑜨𑜡 (phoā) or 𑜇𑜞𑜠 (phra), Zhuang fax, Tày fạ. Compare Proto-Hlai *fʰaːʔ (“sky”).


น้ำเงิน

th-adj

น้ำเงิน (abstract noun ความน้ำเงิน)

From น้ำ (náam) + เงิน (ngən). Cognate with Lao ນ້ຳເງິນ (nam ngœn).


เหลือง

เหลือง • (lʉ̌ʉang) (abstract noun ความเหลือง)

lʉ̌ʉang (romanization)
ความเหลือง (abstract-noun)

→ Khmer: លឿង (lɨəng)

From Proto-Tai *ʰlɯəŋᴬ (“yellow”). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦜᦲᧂ (l̇oeng), Shan လိူင် (lǒeng), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lüṅ), Zhuang lieng.

cog

Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lüṅ)


เทา

Cognate with Lao ເທົາ (thao). Possibly related to เถ้า (tâo, “ashes”).


ม่วง

From Proto-Tai *mwɯːŋᴮ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾ᩠ᩅ᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨾ᩠ᩅ᩵ᨦ, Lao ມ່ວງ (mūang), Lü ᦷᦙᧂᧈ (mong¹), Tai Dam ꪣ꪿ꪺꪉ, Tày muô̱ng.


น้ำตาล

From น้ำ (náam, “liquid”) + ตาล (dtaan, “palmyra palm”).

com

(by extension) any intoxicating beverage made from palm juice, as palm wine, toddy, etc.


ทอง

th-noun

ทอง • (tɔɔng)

From Old Chinese 銅 (OC *doːŋ, “copper”). Cognate with Old Khmer daṅa, d̈aṅa, daṅṅa, daṃṅa, doṅa, duṅa; Modern Khmer ទង់ (tŭəng), ថង (thɑɑng), ទង (tɔɔng); Lao ທອງ (thǭng); Vietnamese đồng.

any metallic material, such as bronze, brass, copper, etc.


แดง

dɛɛng (romanization)
ความแดง (abstract-noun)

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ (“red”), from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ (“red”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແດງ (dǣng), Lü ᦶᦡᧂ (ḋaeng), Shan လႅင် (lěng), Tai Dam ꪵꪒꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥒ (laeng), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜂𑜫 (diṅ) or 𑜃𑜢𑜂𑜫 (niṅ), Tày đeng, Zhuang nding, Nong Zhuang ndiang, Nùng đéng, Saek รี๋ง. Compare Proto-Be *ziːŋᴬ¹ (“red; crimson”).


ดำ

dam (romanization)
ความดำ (abstract-noun)

From Proto-Tai *C̥.damᴬ (“black; dark”). Cognate with Lao ດຳ (dam), Northern Thai ᨯᩣᩴ, Khün ᨯᩣᩴ, Lü ᦡᧄ (ḋam), Shan လမ် (lǎm), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ) or 𑜓𑜪 (daṃ), Zhuang ndaem. Compare Proto-Be *zamᴬ¹, Proto-Hlai *ɗəmʔ (“black”).


ส้ม

sôm (romanization)
ความส้ม (abstract-noun)

From Proto-Tai *sɤmᶜ (“sour”). Cognate with Lao ສົ້ມ (som), Shan သူမ်ႈ (sūum), Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧉ (ṡum²), Tai Dam ꪶꪎ꫁ꪣ, Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ), Zhuang soemj. Compare Middle Chinese 酸 (MC swan, “sour”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm (whence Malay asam and Toba Batak asom).

cog

Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧉ (ṡum²)


ส้ม

Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧉ (ṡum²)


ชมพู

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu) or जम्बू (jambū, “jambul”). Compare Old Khmer ជម្វូ (jamvū, “rose apple”); Modern Khmer ជម្ពូ (cɔɔmpuu, “rose apple”). Doublet of ชมพู่ (chom-pûu).

Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini#Translingual

(botany) Java plum (Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels.), of the family Myrtaceae.


ชมพู

th-adj

ชมพู • (chom-puu) (abstract noun ความชมพู)

chom-puu (romanization)
ความชมพู (abstract-noun)

From Old Khmer ជុំពូវ (juṃbūva, “pink”), ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu) or जम्बू (jambū, “jambul”). Compare Modern Khmer ជម្ពូ (cɔɔmpuu). Doublet of ชมพู่ (chom-pûu).


ขาว

kǎao (romanization)
ความขาว (abstract-noun)

From Proto-Tai *xaːwᴬ (“white”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᩅ (xāo), Lao ຂາວ (khāo),Lü ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ် (khǎao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xáaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo), Zhuang hau, Bouyei haaul, Saek ห่าว. Compare Proto-Hlai *kʰaːw (“white”).


กาแฟ

th-noun

กาแฟ • (gaa-fɛɛ)

From French café, borrowed from Italian caffè, first appearing as the form caveé, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Cognate with Lao ກາເຟ (kā fē).

coffee (beverage, tree, bean, or color).


กระจก

→ Lao: ກະຈົກ (ka chok)

From Sanskrit काचक (kācaka, “glass”). Compare Khmer កញ្ចក់ (kɑɑkɑñcɑk).

cog

Khmer កញ្ចក់ (kɑɑkɑñcɑk)

ต้อ ต้อ#Thai

(ophthalmology) (ต้อ~) cataract: eye abnormality.


ทับทิม

th-noun

ทับทิม • (táp-tim)

From Sanskrit दाडिम (dāḍima, “pomegranate”).


ขยว

th-adj

ขยว • (kǐao)

เขียว เขียว#Thai


ขยว

th-noun

ขยว • (kǐao)

เขียว เขียว#Thai


ขยว

th-verb

ขยว • (kǐao)

ไปทันเจ้าหล้าหลั่ง พลพฤนท ถึงนา น่านแพร่ขยวออกถึง นอกต้าย
Pai than chao la lang · phon phruen · thueng na · nan phrae khiao ok thueng · nok tai. [RTGS]
[päj˧ tʰä̃n˧ t͡ɕäːw˥˩ läː˥˩ lä̃ŋ˨˩ · pʰõn˧ pʰrɯ̃n˧ · tʰɯ̃ŋ˩˥ näː˧ · nä̃ːn˥˩ pʰrɛː˥˩ kʰiːäw˩˥ ʔɔːk̚˨˩ tʰɯ̃ŋ˩˥ · nɔːk̚˥˩ täːj˥˩] [IPA]

Before the Lord of the Realm could come with his numerous troops, the rulers of Nan and Phrae quickly marched their men out and arrived outside the city dike.

เขียว เขียว#Thai


ทองแดง

th-noun

ทองแดง • (tɔɔng-dɛɛng)

→ Khmer: ទង់ដែង (tʊəŋ daeŋ)

/tʰɔːŋ˧.dɛːŋ˧/

From ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold; any metallic material, as bronze, copper, etc”) + แดง (dɛɛng, “red”). Compare Lao ທອງແດງ (thǭng dǣng).

com

(slang) the speaking in the Southern Thai dialect mixed with the Central Thai dialect.


ครีม

(colloquial) any creamy substance, as lotion.


อัญชัน

From Old Khmer ʼañjan (“the vine Clitoria ternatea (Leguminosae)”). Compare Modern Khmer អញ្ជ័ន (ʼañcŏən).

cog

Khmer អញ្ជ័ន (ʼañcŏən)

(botany) butterfly pea, the vine Clitoria ternatea L. of the family Leguminosae.

the deep blue colour like the flower of this vine.


เลนส์สัมผัส

th-noun

เลนส์สัมผัส • (leen-sǎm-pàt)

From เลนส์ (len, “lens”) + สัมผัส (sǎm-pàt, “to contact; to touch”), a calque of English contact lens.


นิล

From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”); possibly via Old Khmer nīla, nila (“blue sapphire; shiny black, dark blue”). Cognate with Modern Khmer នឹល (nɨl); Lao ນິນ (nin), ນິລະ (ni la).
The last sense was coined by King Bhumibol Adulyadej around 1965 due to the fact that the term sounds like the first syllable of the fish's name in English, Nile tilapia, and that it reflects the colour of the fish's skin as well.


สาวแว่น

th-noun

สาวแว่น • (sǎao-wɛ̂n)

สาว (sǎao, “girl”) + แว่น (wɛ̂n, “eyeglasses”).


หงสบาท

หงส (“swan”) + บาท (bàat, “foot”). Compare Khmer ហង្សបាទ (hɑɑngsɑɑbaat).

ลิลิตพระลอ:
ปีกสลับเบญจรงค์ เลื่อมลายยงหงส์สิบบาท
bpìik sà-làp ben-jà-rong, lʉ̂ʉam laai yong hǒng-sìp-bàat
The wings [of a hen] are variegated by the five prime colours, with glorious, glittering stripes in [the colour of] a swan foot.

colour like that of a foot of a mythological swan, which varies according to scriptures, often depicted as yellowish red, pale red, reddish orange, or orange.


ขจี

kà-jii (romanization)
ความขจี (abstract-noun)

/kʰa˨˩.t͡ɕiː˧/

Borrowed from Old Khmer ក្ចី (kcī), ក្ចិ (kci, “green, unripe, young; fresh; raw; inexperienced, immature; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខ្ចី (khcəy).

(used to describe the colour green) freshly; richly.


นวล

nuuan (romanization)
ความนวล (abstract-noun)

Uncertain. Perhaps cognate with Modern Khmer នួន (nuən, “(of women) fine, fair, sweet; soft; tender; etc”). Compare Zuojiang Zhuang nuenh.

cog

(of physical beauty) shining bright; having an aura; glowingly beautiful


นวล

(cooking) flour sprinkled on a dough to prevent it from sticking to a surface, such as farina.


บอด

th-adj

บอด • (bɔ̀ɔt)

From Proto-Tai *ɓoːtᴰ. Cognate with Lao ບອດ (bǭt), Northern Thai ᨷᩬᨯ, Lü ᦢᦸᧆᧈ (ḃoad¹), Shan မွတ်ႇ (màut) or ဝွတ်ႇ (wàut), Ahom 𑜈𑜨𑜄𑜫 (bot), Tày bót. Compare Proto-Austronesian *buCa (whence Malay buta and Hiligaynon buta).

cog

Lü ᦢᦸᧆᧈ (ḃoad¹)


แสด

th-noun

แสด • (sɛ̀ɛt)


แสด

sɛ̀ɛt (romanization)
ความแสด (abstract-noun)


บานเย็น

From บาน (baan, “to bloom”) + เย็น (yen, “evening”), literally “Blooming in the Evening”.


เลือดนก

th-noun

เลือดนก • (lʉ̂ʉat-nók)

From เลือด (lʉ̂ʉat, “blood”) + นก (nók, “bird”).


เลือดหมู

th-noun

เลือดหมู • (lʉ̂ʉat-mǔu)

/lɯa̯t̚˥˩.muː˩˩˦/

From เลือด (lʉ̂ʉat, “blood”) + หมู (mǔu, “pig”).


กากี

Semi-learned borrowing from Hindi ख़ाकी (xākī, “khaki”), from Classical Persian خاکی (xākī, idem).