อีแก่

Thai

Etymology

อี (ii, “a derogatory prefix for certain terms pertaining to a woman”) +‎ แก่ (gɛ̀ɛ, “old”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicอีแก่
ɒ ī æ k ˋ
Phonemic
อี-แก่
ɒ ī – æ k ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonii-gɛ̀ɛ
Royal Institutei-kae
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔiː˧.kɛː˨˩/(R)

Noun

อีแก่ • (ii-gɛ̀ɛ)

  1. old maid; old woman.
  2. ekae (the name of a Thai card game).
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