ควย

Thai

Alternative forms

ครวย (kruai), คะรวย, ครูไว, คูอวย, ฆรวย (kruai), ฆวย (kuai), จวย (juai) — corrupted, colloquial
ควยห์ — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣwajᴬ (“penis”). Cognate with Lao ໂຄຍ (khōi), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨣ᩠ᩅᩭ, Lü ᦩᦾ (xwoay), Shan ၵႂႆး (kwái), Tai Nüa ᥑᥩᥭᥰ (xöay), Phake ၵွႝ (khoy), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜩 (khoy), Zhuang vaez, Nong Zhuang vaez. Compare Proto-Austronesian *gaway (“tentacles of octopus, squid, jellyfish, etc”).

It was believed that the word was corrupted from Pali guyha (“hidden, concealed, unrevealed”) (and then ควยห์ occurred). But every Tai language had not contacted Pali and guyha did not literally mean “penis”. So this is coincidence.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ควย g w y
Romanization	Paiboon	kuai
	Royal Institute	khuai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰua̯j˧/^(R)

Noun

ควย • (kuai) (classifier ควย)

(vulgar) penis.

Synonyms

penis

Derived terms

ควยถอก
หัวควย (hǔua-kuai)

Interjection

ควย • (kuai)

(vulgar) an expression of anger, displeasure, or dismay.

Adverb

ควย • (kuai)

(vulgar) used for emphasis: the heck, the hell, the fuck, etc.