หี
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *hiːᴬ (“vagina”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩦ, Lao ຫີ (hī), Khün ᩉᩦ, Lü ᦠᦲ (ḣii), Shan ႁီ (hǐi), Tai Nüa ᥞᥤᥴ (hí), Aiton ꩭီ (hī), Phake ꩭီ (hī), Ahom 𑜑𑜣 (hī), Cantonese 閪/𲈹 (hai1). Compare Proto-Austronesian *bahi (“female”) or *puki (“vulva, vagina”) (Norquest, 2013).
Pronunciation
editOrthographic/Phonemic | หี h ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | hǐi |
Royal Institute | hi | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /hiː˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
editหี • (hǐi)