อากู๋

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อากู๋ ɒ ā k ū ˇ
Phonemic		อา-กู๋ ɒ ā – k ū ˇ
Romanization	Paiboon	aa-gǔu
	Royal Institute	a-ku
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔaː˧.kuː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Teochew 阿舅 (a¹ gu⁶, “maternal uncle”).

Noun

อากู๋ • (aa-gǔu)

1. (colloquial) maternal uncle

Etymology 2

Mocking the term อากู๋ (aa-gǔu, “maternal uncle”), with the first syllable, อา (aa), from Mandarin 阿 (ā, a term of familiarity prefixed to a person's name), and the second syllable, กู๋ (gǔu), being a playful imitation of the first syllable of English Google.

Proper noun

อากู๋ • (aa-gǔu)

1. (Internet slang and humorous) Google

Synonyms

• กูเกิล (guu-gə̂n)

References

• Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). Pót-jà-naa-nú-grom Kam Mài Lêm Sǎam Chà-bàp Râat-chá-ban-dìt-dtà-yá-sà-tǎan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๓ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 3]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 127.