โหลยโท่ย
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Teochew 睞／睐 (loi6) + 看 (toin2), from the idiom 無看無睞／无看无睐 (bho5 toin2 bho5 loi6, “absent-minded, careless; silly, clumsy, gawky; etc”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | โหลยโท่ย o h l y o d ˋ y | |
| Phonemic | โหฺลย-โท่ย o h ̥ l y – o d ˋ y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lǒoi-tôoi |
| Royal Institute | loi-thoi | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /loːj˩˩˦.tʰoːj˥˩/(R) | |
Adjective
[edit]โหลยโท่ย • (lǒoi-tôoi) (abstract noun ความโหลยโท่ย)
- (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) very bad, poor, or low (in performance or quality).