ขี้หนู

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ขี้ (kîi) +‎ หนู (nǔu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicขี้หนู
kʰ ī ˆ h n ū
Phonemic
ขี้-หฺนู
kʰ ī ˆ – h ̥ n ū
RomanizationPaiboonkîi-nǔu
Royal Institutekhi-nu
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰiː˥˩.nuː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun[edit]

ขี้หนู (kîi-nǔu)

  1. (literally) mouse or rat droppings.
  2. (figurative) (พริก~) bird's eye chili, a cultivar from the species Capsicum annuum.