ก้นครัว

Thai

Etymology

From ก้น (gôn, “bottom; end”) +‎ ครัว (kruua, “kitchen”); literally "at the end of the kitchen".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ก้นครัว k ˆ n g r ạ w
Phonemic		ก้น-คฺรัว k ˆ n – g ̥ r ạ w
Romanization	Paiboon	gôn-kruua
	Royal Institute	kon-khrua
(standard) IPA(key)		/kon˥˩.kʰrua̯˧/(R)

Adjective

ก้นครัว • (gôn-kruua)

1. (colloquial) unsociable; not outgoing.
2. (colloquial) rarely seen in public; not openly or publicly introduced; not made known to the public.

Usage notes

The term is often used to describe a woman, especially a married one, who is rarely seen in public because she likes or prefers to stay in a kitchen doing housework, or because her husband barely brings her to a public event or introduces her to the public, just letting her stay home and doing housework, etc.

The term can be used to describe a similar condition. For example, สาวใช้ก้นครัว (sǎao-chái gôn-kruua; literally "maid at the end of the kitchen") refers to a maid who loves to work in kitchen or is employed for cooking.

It can also be used to describe the state of being in a kitchen or having taken from a kitchen. For example, สมุนไพรก้นครัว (sà-mǔn-prai gôn-kruua; "herb at the end of the kitchen") refers to a herb that can be found in kitchen, as ginger, galangal, lemon grass, etc.