รูหนู

Thai

Etymology

From รู (ruu, “hole”) +‎ หนู (nǔu, “rat”); possibly calque of English rathole.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		รูหนู r ū h n ū
Phonemic		รู-หฺนู r ū – h ̥ n ū
Romanization	Paiboon	ruu-nǔu
	Royal Institute	ru-nu
(standard) IPA(key)		/ruː˧.nuː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

รูหนู • (ruu-nǔu)

1. (informal, figurative) rathole: cramped and squalid place, room, etc.