หายหัว
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From หาย (hǎai, “to lose”) + หัว (hǔua, “head”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | หายหัว h ā y h ạ w | |
| Phonemic | หาย-หัว h ā y – h ạ w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hǎai-hǔua |
| Royal Institute | hai-hua | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /haːj˩˩˦.hua̯˩˩˦/(R) | |
Verb edit
หายหัว • (hǎai-hǔua) (abstract noun การหายหัว)
- (idiomatic, vulgar, sometimes derogatory and offensive) to disappear or be absent for a long time; to be gone for good.
- (idiomatic, vulgar, sometimes derogatory and offensive) to avoid meeting or being seen by someone; to escape the sight of someone; to make oneself lost.
Related terms edit
- หายตัว (literally “to lose body”)
- หายหน้า (literally “to lose face”)
- หายหน้าหายตา (literally “to lose face, lose eye”)