กู้

See also: ก, กี่, กุ, กู, ก็, and ก.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		กู้ k ū ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	gûu
	Royal Institute	ku
(standard) IPA(key)		/kuː˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩪ᩶, Lao ກູ້ (kū), Lü ᦂᦴᧉ (k̇uu²), Shan ၵူႈ (kūu).

Verb

กู้ • (gûu) (abstract noun การกู้)

1. to restore; to retrieve.
2. (now rare) to bring to a proper place.
3. to salvage; to rescue.
4. (computing) to recover.

Etymology 2

Verb

กู้ • (gûu) (abstract noun การกู้)

1. to borrow (money on interest); to take (a loan).