หู

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See also: ห and หี

Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Tai *krwɯːᴬ (“ear”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩪ, Lao ຫູ (hū), Lü ᦠᦴ (ḣuu), Shan ႁူ (hǔu), Tai Dam ꪬꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥞᥧᥴ (hú), Aiton ꩭူ (hū), Ahom 𑜍𑜥 (rū), Zhuang rwz. Compare Proto-Kra *k.raᴬ and Sui kkal.

Noun[edit]

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.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

หู • (hǔu)

  1. an exclamation of surprise, joy, etc.
Derived terms[edit]
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