กะจั๊ว

Thai edit

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Etymology edit

From Teochew 虼蚻 (ga1 zuah8).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicกะจั๊ว
k a t͡ɕ ạ ˊ w
Phonemic
กะ-จั๊ว
k a – t͡ɕ ạ ˊ w
RomanizationPaiboongà-júua
Royal Instituteka-chua
(standard) IPA(key)/ka˨˩.t͡ɕua̯˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

กะจั๊ว (gà-júua)

  1. (colloquial) cockroach.
  2. (colloquial) pimp; gigolo.

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