หู

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหู
h ū
RomanizationPaiboonhǔu
Royal Institutehu
(standard) IPA(key)/huː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *krwɯːᴬ (“ear”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩪ, Lao ຫູ (hū), Lü ᦠᦴ (ḣuu), Shan ႁူ (hǔu), Tai Dam ꪬꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥧᥴ (hú), Aiton ꩭူ (hū), Ahom 𑜍𑜥 (rū), Zhuang rwz. Compare Proto-Kra *k.raᴬ and Sui kkal.

Noun

หู • (hǔu)

  1. (anatomy) (classifier ข้าง for a single one or คู่ for a pair) ear.
  2. ear-like part of anything, as bag handle, teapot handle, telephone handset, etc.
  3. circular band or similar thing, as ring, hoop, loop, etc.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

Interjection

หู • (hǔu)

  1. an exclamation of surprise, joy, etc.
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