หอย

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *hoːjᴬ (shellfish). Cognate with Lao ຫອຍ, Northern Thai ᩉᩬ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᩉᩭ, Tai Dam ꪬꪮꪥ, Tai Dón ꪬꪮꪥ, Shan ႁွႆ (hǎui). Compare Proto-Be *hiːᴬ¹, Proto-Hlai *tçʰiː, Proto-Kra *tʃuiᴬ, and Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kroy.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหอย
h ɒ y
Phonemic
{Short}
ห็อย
h ˘ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̌i
Royal Institutehoi
(standard) IPA(key)/hɔj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

หอย (hɔ̌i)

  1. (zoology) mollusk, such as shell, shellfish, snail, etc
  2. (slang) female genitalia.

Proper noun

หอย (hɔ̌i)

  1. (soccer slang, humorous) Chelsea Football Club.