หอคอย

Thai

Etymology

From หอ (hɔ̌ɔ, “tower”) +‎ คอย (kɔɔi, “to watch”); perhaps calque of English watchtower.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหอคอย
h ɒ g ɒ y
Phonemic
หอ-คอย
h ɒ – g ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔi
Royal Instituteho-khoi
(standard) IPA(key)/hɔː˩˩˦.kʰɔːj˧/(R)

Noun

หอคอย • (hɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔi) (classifier หอ or หลัง)

  1. watchtower.

Anagrams

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