คู่
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *ɡuːᴮ (“pair”). Cognate with Lao ຄູ່ (khū), Lü ᦅᦴᧈ (kuu1), Shan ၵူႈ (kūu). Compare Old Chinese 偶 (OC *ŋoːʔ, *ŋoːs, “pair”), Middle Chinese 偶 (MC ŋəuX, ŋəuH, “pair”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Orthographic/Phonemic | คู่ g ū ˋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kûu |
Royal Institute | khu | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰuː˥˩/(R) |
Noun[edit]
คู่ • (kûu)
- pair.
- even number.
- couple; partner.
Classifier[edit]
คู่ • (kûu)
- Classifier for pairs of items (people, things). ⇒ all nouns using this classifier