กะจั๊ว
Thai
Etymology
From Min Nan 虼蚻 (ka-choa̍h).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กะจั๊ว k a t͡ɕ ạ ˊ w | ||
| Phonemic | กะ-จั๊ว k a – t͡ɕ ạ ˊ w | กะ-จั๊วะ k a – t͡ɕ ạ ˊ w a | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gà-júua | gà-júa |
| Royal Institute | ka-chua | ka-chua | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ka˨˩.t͡ɕua̯˦˥/ | /ka˨˩.t͡ɕua̯ʔ˦˥/ | |
Noun
กะจั๊ว • (gà-júua)
- (colloquial) cockroach.
- (colloquial) pimp; gigolo.
Synonyms
- (cockroach): แมงสาบ, แมลงสาบ
- (pimp): แมงดา (mɛɛng-daa)