หวือหวา

Thai

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหวือหวา
h w ụ̄ ɒ h w ā
Phonemic
หฺวือ-หฺวา
h ̥ w ụ̄ ɒ – h ̥ w ā
RomanizationPaiboonwʉ̌ʉ-wǎa
Royal Institutewue-wa
(standard) IPA(key)/wɯː˩˩˦.waː˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

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หวือหวา (wʉ̌ʉ-wǎa) (abstract noun ความหวือหวา)

  1. (slang) conspicuous: attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities.
  2. (slang, of clothing) revealing.