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ชู้

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See also: ชี้, ชู, and ช

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟuːꟲ² (“lover; adulterer”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩪ᩶, Khün ᨩᩪ᩶, Lao ຊູ້ (sū), Lü ᦋᦴᧉ (tsuu²), Shan ၸူႉ (tsṵ̂u), Tai Nüa ᥓᥧᥳ (tsu̇), Ahom 𑜋𑜥 (chū).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicชู้
d͡ʑ ū ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonchúu
Royal Institutechu
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰuː˦˥/(R)

Noun

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ชู้ • (chúu) (classifier คน)

  1. (archaic)
    1. loved man; boyfriend.
    2. any lover.
    3. romantic relationship.
  2. male illicit lover; adulterer.
  3. adulterous relationship.

Derived terms

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