โออิชิ

Thai

Etymology

From Japanese おいしい (oishii, “delicious; tasty; etc”); after Oishi, a tea brand, making pun with the word ชา (chaa, “tea”) which also means “numb”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		โออิชิ o ɒ ɒ i d͡ʑ i
Phonemic		โอ-อิ-ชิ o ɒ – ɒ i – d͡ʑ i
Romanization	Paiboon	oo-ì-chí
	Royal Institute	o-i-chi
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔoː˧.ʔi˨˩.t͡ɕʰiʔ˦˥/(R)

Adjective

โออิชิ • (oo-ì-chí)

1. (slang, humorous) numb: deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move.

References

• Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2 (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 147.