ซวย
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Hokkien 衰 (soe, “to have poor luck”) or Teochew 衰 (sue, “to have poor luck”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ซวย z w y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | suai |
| Royal Institute | suai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sua̯j˧/(R) | |
Adjective edit
ซวย • (suai) (abstract noun ความซวย)
- (colloquial, vulgar) luckless; unlucky; unfortunate; inauspicious; cursed; doomed; ruined.
Derived terms edit
- เฮงซวย (heng-suai)