เกี้ยว

Compare English crown.

เกี้ยว • (gîao)

1. (if belonging to a royal person: พระ~) garland-like headgear for adorning a topknot.
2. (if belonging to a royal person: พระ~) decorative object for adorning a topknot or headgear in a similar manner.

a Siamese princess wears a garland-like kiao on her topknot	traditional dancers wear kiao on their heads	flower-like kiao around a nobleman's headgear

• เกี้ยวประทีป

เกี้ยว • (gîao) (abstract noun การเกี้ยว)

1. to bind, coil, embed, entwine, surround, or wrap around, especially in a tight or firm manner.
2. to alter, to change; to twist, to distort.
3. to court; to flirt; to woo.

เกี้ยว • (gîao)

1. (historical) (ผ้า~) a piece of cloth traditionally used by a nobleman to wrap around the belly.
2. (historical) (ผ้า~) also known as สมปัก: a type of cloth traditionally used by a royal person or nobleman to wrap around the lower part of the body or used to envelop manuscripts.

a Siamese nobleman wraps kiao around his belly	a Siamese nobleman wraps kiao around the lower part of his body as trousers

From Hokkien 轎／轿 (kiāu, “palanquin”).

เกี้ยว • (gîao) (classifier หลัง)

1. Chinese litter; Chinese palanquin