กินหญ้า
Thai
Etymology
กิน (gin, “to eat”) + หญ้า (yâa, “grass”); from the behaviour of water buffaloes, which represent stupidity in the Thai culture.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กินหญ้า k i n h ɲ ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | กิน-ย่า k i n – y ˋ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gin-yâa |
| Royal Institute | kin-ya | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kin˧.jaː˥˩/(R) | |
Verb
กินหญ้า • (gin-yâa) (abstract noun การกินหญ้า)
- (idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) to be idiotic; to be stupid; to be unintelligent.