แชบ๊วย

Thai

Etymology

From Teochew 青尾 (cên1 bhuê2, literally “blue-green tail”), possibly misnamed of the similar tiger prawn that really has the blue tail.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แชบ๊วย æ d͡ʑ ɓ ˊ w y
Phonemic		แช-บ๊วย æ d͡ʑ – ɓ ˊ w y
Romanization	Paiboon	chɛɛ-búai
	Royal Institute	chae-buai
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰɛː˧.bua̯j˦˥/(R)

Noun

แชบ๊วย • (chɛɛ-búai) (classifier ตัว)

1. (กุ้ง~) banana prawn, Penaeus merguiensis