กุ้งร้อยขา
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]กุ้ง (gûng) + ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi) + ขา (kǎa); literally "hundred-legged prawn".
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | กุ้งร้อยขา k u ˆ ŋ r ˆ ɒ y kʰ ā | |
Phonemic | กุ้ง-ร้อย-ขา k u ˆ ŋ – r ˆ ɒ y – kʰ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | gûng-rɔ́ɔi-kǎa |
Royal Institute | kung-roi-kha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kuŋ˥˩.rɔːj˦˥.kʰaː˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
[edit]กุ้งร้อยขา • (gûng-rɔ́ɔi-kǎa)
- (colloquial, humorous) a millipede.
References
[edit]- Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 3. Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. Page 10.