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บุหรี่

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Thai

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Etymology

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Probably from Classical Persian بوری (būrī, hunting horn; point (of a nail)) as Persia was the first nation which exported tobacco to Siam and old cigarettes were wrapped with leaves in a pointed shape.[1]

Pronunciation

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Orthographicบุหรี่
ɓ u h r ī ˋ
Phonemic
บุ-หฺรี่
ɓ u – h ̥ r ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonbù-rìi
Royal Institutebu-ri
(standard) IPA(key)/bu˨˩.riː˨˩/(R)

Noun

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บุหรี่ (bù-rìi) (classifier มวน)

  1. cigarette
    Synonyms: ซิการ์ (sí-gâa), ยา (yaa), ยาสูบ (yaa-sùup)
  2. cigar

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: បារី (baarəy)
  • Lao: ບຸຫລີ່ (bu lī)

References

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  1. ^ ทำไมเรียก “บุหรี่” ว่า “บุหรี่” คำนี้มีที่มาจากไหน”, in silpa-mag.com[1], 27 January 2025

Further reading

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  • บุหรี่” 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.