Thai

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Etymology

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From หิว (hǐu, to be hungry (for)) +‎ แสง (sɛ̌ɛng, light); first used in 2020; possibly influenced by the English term spotlight.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหิวแสง
h i w æ s ŋ
Phonemic
หิว-แสง
h i w – æ s ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonhǐu-sɛ̌ɛng
Royal Institutehio-saeng
(standard) IPA(key)/hiw˩˩˦.sɛːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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หิวแสง (hǐu-sɛ̌ɛng) (abstract noun การหิวแสง or ความหิวแสง)

  1. (slang, sarcastic, derogatory) to seek or want public attention.