กินหญ้า

Thai

Etymology

Fom กิน (gin, “to eat”) +‎ หญ้า (yâa, “grass”); from the behaviour of water buffaloes, the animal representing stupidity in the Thai culture.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กินหญ้า k i n h ɲ ˆ ā
Phonemic		กิน-ย่า k i n – y ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	gin-yâa
	Royal Institute	kin-ya
(standard) IPA(key)		/kin˧.jaː˥˩/(R)

Verb

กินหญ้า • (gin-yâa)

1. (idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) to be idiotic; to be stupid; to be unintelligent.

Related terms

• กินแกลบ (gin-glɛ̀ɛp)
• กินแกลบกินรำ
• กินรำ