บ๋อย

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from English boy. Compare Khmer បោយ (baoy), Lao ໂບຍ (bōi), Vietnamese bồi.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicบ๋อย
ɓ ˇ ɒ y
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
บ็๋อย
ɓ ˘ ˇ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonbɔ̌i
Royal Instituteboi
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun[edit]

บ๋อย • (bɔ̌i) (classifier คน)

  1. (slang, sometimes derogatory or offensive) waiter.

Synonyms[edit]

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