เจ้าชู้
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From เจ้า (jâao, “chief, lord, master; owner, possessor; expert, specialist”) + ชู้ (chúu, “romantic relationship”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | เจ้าชู้ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā d͡ʑ ū ˆ | |
| Phonemic | เจ้า-ชู้ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā – d͡ʑ ū ˆ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | jâo-chúu |
| Royal Institute | chao-chu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕaw˥˩.t͡ɕʰuː˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]เจ้าชู้ • (jâo-chúu)
- (irrespective of the sex) person who loves carrying on flirtations; person of carnal adventures; connoisseur of seduction.
- (botany) (หญ้า~) Mackie's pest: the grass Chrysopogon aciculatus of the family Poaceae.
Adjective
[edit]เจ้าชู้ • (jâo-chúu) (abstract noun ความเจ้าชู้)
- (of a person) loving or tending to carry on flirtations; engaging in or reputed for carnal adventures.
- (slang, of a body organ, such as an eye) sexy; seducing.