See also: and หู

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *hiːᴬ (vagina). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩦ, Lao ຫີ (), Khün ᩉᩦ, ᦠᦲ (ḣii), Shan ႁီ (hǐi), Tai Nüa ᥞᥤᥴ (), Aiton ꩭီ (), Phake ꩭီ (), Ahom 𑜑𑜣 (), Cantonese 𲈹 (hai1). Compare Proto-Austronesian *bahi (female) or *puki (vulva, vagina) (Norquest, 2013).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicหี
h ī
RomanizationPaiboonhǐi
Royal Institutehi
(standard) IPA(key)/hiː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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หี (hǐi)

  1. (vulgar) vagina.
  2. (LGBT) anus (of a man).

Synonyms

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