Thai

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Etymology

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From ขี้ (kîi, excrement; feces) +‎ หู (hǔu, ear). Cognate with ᦃᦲᧉᦠᦴ (ẋii²ḣuu).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicขี้หู
kʰ ī ˆ h ū
Phonemic
คี่-หู
g ī ˋ – h ū
RomanizationPaiboonkîi-hǔu
Royal Institutekhi-hu
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰiː˥˩.huː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ขี้หู (kîi-hǔu)

  1. earwax.