ถุย

Thai

Etymology

Perhaps onomatopoeic. Compare Burmese ထွေး (htwe:), Old Burmese ထုယ်.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicถุย
tʰ u y
RomanizationPaiboontǔi
Royal Institutethui
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰuj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ถุย • (tǔi)

  1. sound of spitting: ptui.

Verb

ถุย • (tǔi) (abstract noun การถุย)

  1. to spit.

Derived terms

Interjection

ถุย • (tǔi)

  1. used to express contempt: tut, tut tut, etc.
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