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Thai
Etymology
From ผี (pǐi, “ghost”) + ขนุน (kà-nǔn, “jack tree”); literally "jack tree ghost" or "ghost of jack tree"; from the fact that prostitutes in Bangkok often stood under jack trees along the Lot Canal at night.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ผีขนุน • (pǐi-kà-nǔn) (classifier ตน)
- (slang) prostitute.
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References
- ^ “แนะนำให้รู้จักสารพัดผีของไทย”, in บทความ >> ศาสนา (in Thai), Bangkok: กระทรวงวัฒนธรรม, 2016 January 13, retrieved 2019-03-14