Thai

Alternative forms

• บวว ‎(buua)

Noun

บัว • ‎(buua)

1. (botany) any of various aquatic plants of the following genera and families:
   1. the genus Nelumbo, the family Nelumbonaceae;
   2. the genus Nymphaea, the family Nymphaeaceae;
   3. the genus Victoria, the family Nymphaeaceae.
2. (Thai architecture) a lotus-petal shape used to decorate a floor, pillar, or wall.
3. (carpentry) a type of plane (woodworking instrument).
4. a reliquary built in the shape of a lotus.
5. anything having lotus-like appearance, as โคมบัว ‎(“lotus lamp”), etc.

Gallery

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  Definition 1 – บัวเผื่อน ‎(bua phuean) (Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f.)

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  Definition 1 – บัววิกตอเรีย ‎(bua wiktoria) (Victoria amazonica (Poeppig) Sowerby)

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  Definition 1 – บัวสาย ‎(bua sai) (Nymphaea lotus L. var. pubescens Hook.f. et Thomson)

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  Definition 1 – บัวหลวง ‎(bua luang) (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• บ่าว ‎(bàao)
• ปั่ว ‎(bpùua)

Noun

บัว • ‎(buua)

1. (archaic) a male, especially a young one.
   • สายาบัวบ่าวเกลี้ย จักมา สาวสั่งอย่ามาวัน สู่น้อง‎

     sǎa-yaa buua bàao glîia · jàk maa · sǎao sàng yàa maa wan · sùu nɔ́ɔng

     Her beloved man is about to come. That girl has instructed him: "If you come to me, don't come in the daytime".