บ๋อย

Thai

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from English boy. Compare Khmer បោយ (baoy), Lao ໂບຍ (bōi), Vietnamese bồi.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		บ๋อย ɓ ˇ ɒ y
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		บ็๋อย ɓ ˘ ˇ ɒ y
Romanization	Paiboon	bɔ̌i
	Royal Institute	boi
(standard) IPA(key)		/bɔj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

บ๋อย • (bɔ̌i) (classifier คน)

1. (slang, sometimes derogatory or offensive) waiter.

Synonyms

• เด็กเสิร์ฟ (dèk-sə̀əp)
• บริกร
• สาวเสิร์ฟ (sǎao-sə̀əp)