Thai edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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 edit

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

  1. watchtower.

Anagrams edit