โหลยโท่ย
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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).