Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ruːᴬ (hole). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩪ, Lao ຮູ (), ᦣᦴ (huu), Tai Dam ꪭꪴ, Tai Dón ꪭꪴ, Tai Daeng ꪭꪴ, Shan ႁူး (húu), Phake ꩭူ (), Ahom 𑜍𑜥 (), Nong Zhuang ruz or luz.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicรู
r ū
RomanizationPaiboonruu
Royal Instituteru
(standard) IPA(key)/ruː˧/(R)
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Noun

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รู (ruu)

  1. hole.