อยู่กิน

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Thai

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Etymology

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From อยู่ (yùu, to dwell; to live) +‎ กิน (gin, to eat), literally referring to an act of sharing residence and meals together.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอยู่กิน
ɒ y ū ˋ k i n
Phonemic
หฺยู่-กิน
h ̥ y ū ˋ – k i n
RomanizationPaiboonyùu-gin
Royal Instituteyu-kin
(standard) IPA(key)/juː˨˩.kin˧/(R)

Verb

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อยู่กิน (yùu-gin) (abstract noun การอยู่กิน)

  1. to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction (e.g. without civil marriage).