กินหญ้า

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Thai

Etymology

กิน (gin, to eat) +‎ หญ้า (yâa, grass); from the behaviour of water buffaloes, which represent stupidity in the Thai culture.

Pronunciation

Orthographicกินหญ้า
k i n h ɲ ˆ ā
Phonemic
กิน-ย่า
k i n – y ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboongin-yâa
Royal Institutekin-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/kin˧.jaː˥˩/(R)

Verb

กินหญ้า (gin-yâa) (abstract noun การกินหญ้า)

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) to be idiotic; to be stupid; to be unintelligent.

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