Thai

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Etymology

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From รู (ruu, hole) +‎ หนู (nǔu, rat); possibly calque of English rathole.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicรูหนู
r ū h n ū
Phonemic
รู-หฺนู
r ū – h ̥ n ū
RomanizationPaiboonruu-nǔu
Royal Instituteru-nu
(standard) IPA(key)/ruː˧.nuː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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รูหนู (ruu-nǔu)

  1. (informal, figurative) rathole: cramped and squalid place, room, etc.