Thai

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Etymology

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ผ้า (pâa, cloth) +‎ ขน (kǒn, hair) +‎ หนู (nǔu, mouse)

Pronunciation

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Orthographicผ้าขนหนู
pʰ ˆ ā kʰ n h n ū
Phonemic
พ่า-ขน-หฺนู
b ˋ ā – kʰ n – h ̥ n ū
RomanizationPaiboonpâa-kǒn-nǔu
Royal Institutepha-khon-nu
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˥˩.kʰon˩˩˦.nuː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ผ้าขนหนู (pâa-kǒn-nǔu) (classifier ผืน)

  1. terry cloth.
  2. towel.