กุ

See also: ก, กี่, กู, กู้, ก็, and ก.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		กุ k u
Romanization	Paiboon	gù
	Royal Institute	ku
(standard) IPA(key)		/kuʔ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Shortened from กุหลาบ (gù-làap, literally “rose”), the first name of Gù-làap Dtrìt-sà-nǎa-non (กุหลาบ ตฤษณานนท์; 2377 BE [1834/35 CE] — 2464 BE [1921/22 CE]), a man notorious for seeking benefits by stealing manuscripts from royal libraries and publishing distorted versions of them to avoid being caught.

Adjective

กุ • (gù) (abstract noun ความกุ)

1. (colloquial) false; fictitious.

Verb

กุ • (gù) (abstract noun การกุ)

1. (colloquial) to make up or fabricate (something fictitious or false).

Etymology 2

Noun

กุ • (gù)

1. (botany) a short banana.

Etymology 3

Verb

กุ • (gù) (abstract noun การกุ)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of กรุ (grù).