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หู

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicหู
h ū
RomanizationPaiboonhǔu
Royal Institutehu
(standard) IPA(key)/huː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *krwɯːᴬ (ear).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩪ, Lao ຫູ (), ᦠᦴ (ḣuu), Shan ႁူ (hǔu), Tai Dam ꪬꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥧᥴ (), Aiton ꩭူ (), Ahom 𑜍𑜥 ().

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang rwz.

Compare Proto-Kra *k.raᴬ and Sui kkal.

Noun

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หู (hǔu)

  1. (anatomy) (classifier ข้าง for a single one or คู่ for a pair) ear.
  2. ear-like part of anything, as bag handle, teapot handle, telephone handset, etc.
  3. circular band or similar thing, as ring, hoop, loop, etc.
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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

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Interjection

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หู (hǔu)

  1. an exclamation of surprise, joy, etc.
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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 324

Further reading

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  • หู” 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.