ตือ

See also: ตอ

Northern Thai

Verb

ตือ • (transliteration needed) (abstract noun ก๋ารตือ or ก๋านตือ)

tie
hold

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Teochew 豬 (de1, “pig”), greatly influenced by ตือโป๊ยก่าย (dtʉʉ-bpóoi-gàai), from Teochew 豬八戒／猪八戒, a character in the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ตือ t ụ̄ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtʉʉ
	Royal Institute	tue
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tɯː˧/^(R)

Noun

ตือ • (dtʉʉ)

(slang and derogatory) an obese male.

Synonyms

Derived terms

อาตือ