Thai

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Etymology

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From ค่า (kâa, price) +‎ หัว (hǔua, head); possibly calque of English price on one's head.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicค่าหัว
g ˋ ā h ạ w
Phonemic
ค่า-หัว
g ˋ ā – h ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonkâa-hǔua
Royal Institutekha-hua
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaː˥˩.hua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ค่าหัว (kâa-hǔua)

  1. (idiomatic) price on someone's head.

See also

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