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อื้อฉาว

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Thai

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Etymology

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From อื้อ (ʉ̂ʉ, deafening) +‎ ฉาว (chǎao, widely known).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอื้อฉาว
ɒ ụ̄ ˆ ɒ t͡ɕʰ ā w
Phonemic
อื้อ-ฉาว
ɒ ụ̄ ˆ ɒ – t͡ɕʰ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonʉ̂ʉ-chǎao
Royal Instituteue-chao
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔɯː˥˩.t͡ɕʰaːw˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

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อื้อฉาว (ʉ̂ʉ-chǎao) (abstract noun ความอื้อฉาว)

  1. (archaic) noisy; loud.
  2. (of negative news or information) widespread; prevalent; in general circulation; being the talk of the town.
  3. characteristic of such news or information: scandalous, notorious, infamous, etc.