ถุย

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Thai

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Etymology

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Perhaps onomatopoeic. Compare Burmese ထွေး (htwe:), Old Burmese ထုယ်.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicถุย
tʰ u y
RomanizationPaiboontǔi
Royal Institutethui
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰuj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ถุย (tǔi)

  1. sound of spitting: ptui.

Verb

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ถุย (tǔi) (abstract noun การถุย)

  1. to spit.

Derived terms

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Interjection

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ถุย (tǔi)

  1. used to express contempt: tut, tut tut, etc.