See also: หวี, and หัว

Thai

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Etymology

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Cognates include Lao ຫິວ (hiu), Northern Thai ᩉᩥ᩠ᩅ, and possibly Chinese .

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicหิว
h i w
RomanizationPaiboonhǐu
Royal Institutehio
(standard) IPA(key)/hiw˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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หิว (hǐu) (abstract noun การหิว or ความหิว)

  1. to have a desire for food or drink: to be hungry, to be thirsty, etc.
    หิวข้าว
    hǐu kâao
    (literally) to be hungry (for) rice
    หิวน้ำ
    hǐu náam
    to thirst (for) water
  2. (figurative) to crave; to thirst; to lust.
    หิวเงิน
    hǐu ngən
    to crave (for) money
    หิวสงคราม
    hǐu sǒng-kraam
    to crave (for) war

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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