ห่วย
Thai
Etymology
From Teochew 壞 / 坏 (huai6, “bad; spoiled”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ห่วย h ˋ w y | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | hùai |
| Royal Institute | huai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /hua̯j˨˩/(R) | |
Adjective
ห่วย • (hùai) (abstract noun ความห่วย)
- (colloquial, derogatory, offensive, of quality, performance, behaviour, ability, etc) poor; low; bad.
Derived terms
- ห่วยแตก
Noun
ห่วย • (hùai)
- (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) (ไอ้, อี~) useless or worthless person: good-for-nothing, no-good, etc.