คู่หู
Thai
Etymology
From คู่ (kûu, “pair, couple; to match, to be equal (to); etc”) + หู (hǔu, “ear”); literally "pair of ears", "matching (one's) ears", "equal to (one's) ears", etc; actual meaning unknown.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | คู่หู g ū ˋ h ū | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | คู่-หู g ū ˋ – h ū | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kûu-hǔu |
| Royal Institute | khu-hu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰuː˥˩.huː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun
คู่หู • (kûu-hǔu) (classifier คน)
- (idiomatic, informal) chum; comrade; buddy; bosom buddy.