ไข่ลูกเขย

Thai

Etymology

ไข่ (kài, egg; testicle) +‎ ลูกเขย (lûuk-kə̌əi, son-in-law); literally "son-in-law's egg" or "son-in-law's testicle".

Pronunciation

Orthographicไข่ลูกเขย
ai kʰ ˋ l ū k e kʰ y
Phonemic
ไข่-ลูก-เขย
ai kʰ ˋ – l ū k – e kʰ y
RomanizationPaiboonkài-lûuk-kə̌əi
Royal Institutekhai-luk-khoei
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaj˨˩.luːk̚˥˩.kʰɤːj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ไข่ลูกเขย • (kài-lûuk-kə̌əi)

  1. a dish of boiled eggs which are deep-fried and covered with a sauce made from tamarind, often topped with deep-fried sliced onions or garlic, deep-fried chillies, and coriander.

Synonyms

  • (dated) ไข่ญี่ปุ่น