หอย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *hoːjᴬ (“shellfish”). Cognate with Lao ຫອຍ, Northern Thai ᩉᩬ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᩉᩭ, Tai Dam ꪬꪮꪥ, Tai Dón ꪬꪮꪥ, Shan ႁွႆ (hǎui). Compare Proto-Be *hiːᴬ¹, Proto-Hlai *tçʰiː, Proto-Kra *tʃuiᴬ, and Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kroy.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หอย h ɒ y
Phonemic {Short}		ห็อย h ˘ ɒ y
Romanization	Paiboon	hɔ̌i
	Royal Institute	hoi
(standard) IPA(key)		/hɔj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

หอย • (hɔ̌i)

1. (zoology) mollusk, such as shell, shellfish, snail, etc
2. (slang) female genitalia.

Proper noun

หอย • (hɔ̌i)

1. (soccer slang, humorous) Chelsea Football Club.