ถุย

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps onomatopoeic. Compare Burmese ထွေး (htwe:), Old Burmese ထုယ်.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicถุย
tʰ u y
RomanizationPaiboontǔi
Royal Institutethui
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰuj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun[edit]

ถุย (tǔi)

  1. sound of spitting: ptui.

Verb[edit]

ถุย (tǔi) (abstract noun การถุย)

  1. to spit.

Derived terms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

ถุย (tǔi)

  1. used to express contempt: tut, tut tut, etc.