ขี้หนู
Thai
Etymology
From ขี้ (kîi) + หนู (nǔu).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ขี้หนู kʰ ī ˆ h n ū | |
| Phonemic | ขี้-หฺนู kʰ ī ˆ – h ̥ n ū | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kîi-nǔu |
| Royal Institute | khi-nu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰiː˥˩.nuː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun
ขี้หนู • (kîi-nǔu)
- (literally) mouse or rat droppings.
- (figuratively) (พริก~) bird's eye chili, a cultivar from the species Capsicum annuum.