คือ

See also: คอ

Nyah Kur

Etymology

Cognate with Khmer គឺ (kɨɨ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɯː/

Verb

คือ (khuue)

1. to be.
2. to become.

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Angkorian Old Khmer gi or gī or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer gi, gui, or guī; Cognate with Isan คือ, Lao ຄື (khư̄), Northern Thai ᨣᩨ, Tai Dam ꪅꪳ, and Khmer គឺ (kɨɨ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คือ g ụ̄ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	kʉʉ
	Royal Institute	khue
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɯː˧/(R)

Verb

คือ • (kʉʉ)

1. to be

   ความรักคือความเข้าใจ  ―  kwaam-rák kʉʉ kwaam-kâo-jai  ―  Love is understanding.

   นี่คือน้องชายของฉัน  ―  nîi kʉʉ nɔ́ɔng-chaai kɔ̌ɔng chǎn  ―  This is my little brother.

2. to be as follows

Derived terms

• กล่าวคือ (glàao-kʉʉ)
• คือว่า

See also

• เป็น (bpen)
• อยู่ (yùu)

Further reading

• “คือ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.