งู

See also: ง

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (“snake”). Cognate with Isan งู, Lao ງູ (ngū), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Khün ᨦᩪ, Lü ᦇᦴ (nguu), Tai Dam ꪉꪴ, Tai Dón ꪉꪴ, Shan ငူး (ngúu), Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Zhuang ngwz, Nong Zhuang nguz, Tày ngù, Bouyei ngeaz, Saek งั๊ว.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicงู
ŋ ū
RomanizationPaiboonnguu
Royal Institutengu
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋuː˧/(R)
Audio

Noun

งู • (nguu)

  1. snake. (Classifier: ตัว)
  2. (LGBTQ slang) penis.

Synonyms

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