หนู

See also: หน, หั่น, หุ่น, หัน, หนี, หนี้, and หิน

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (“mouse; rat”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lao ໜູ (nū), Lü ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Zhuang nou, Saek หนู่. Compare Sui hnoc (“mouse, rat”) and Southern Kam not (“mouse, rat”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หนู h n ū
Phonemic		หฺนู h ̥ n ū
Romanization	Paiboon	nǔu
	Royal Institute	nu
(standard) IPA(key)		/nuː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

หนู • (nǔu)

1. (zoology) murid: member of the Muridae family.
2. mouse; rat.

Pronoun

หนู • (nǔu)

1. (colloquial) a term of endearment used as a second person pronoun to address a young/younger person or person of lower status.
2. (colloquial) a humble term used as a first person pronoun when speaking to an older person or person of higher status.