ตือ

See also: ตอ

Northern Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicตือ
t ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboondtʉʉ
Royal Institutetue
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/tɯː˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/tɯː˧˧˦/

Verb

ตือ • (dtʉʉ) (abstract noun ก๋ารตือ or ก๋านตือ)

  1. tie
  2. hold

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Teochew  / (de1, pig), greatly influenced by ตือโป๊ยก่าย (dtʉʉ-bpóoi-gàai), from Teochew 豬八戒猪八戒, a character in the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicตือ
t ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboondtʉʉ
Royal Institutetue
(standard) IPA(key)/tɯː˧/(R)

Noun

ตือ • (dtʉʉ)

  1. (slang and derogatory) an obese male.

Synonyms

  • อาตือ