Nature and weather ดอกบัว dàwk-bua
lotus flower, water lily noun
- dàwk low
- bua mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: ดอกdàwk · counting word for flowers and keys
How to use it
The lotus, ดอกบัวdàwk-bua or just บัวbua, is the flower of Buddhism: the Buddha sits on one, and lotus buds are the classic offering at temples, sold at stalls by the gate. The stems, สายบัวsǎai bua, are a vegetable in curries, and the seeds are eaten too.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- dok bua
- dokbua
- bua
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