กุ๊ย
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hokkien 鬼 (kúi, “ghost; ghastly”).[1] Compare Teochew 鬼 (kúi).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | กุ๊ย k u ˊ y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gúi |
| Royal Institute | kui | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kuj˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]กุ๊ย • (gúi)
- (colloquial) hobo; vagrant; bum