รูหนู
Thai
Etymology
From รู (ruu, “hole”) + หนู (nǔu, “rat”); possibly calque of English rathole.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | รูหนู r ū h n ū | |
| Phonemic | รู-หฺนู r ū – h ̥ n ū | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ruu-nǔu |
| Royal Institute | ru-nu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ruː˧.nuː˩˩˦/ | |
Noun
รูหนู • (ruu-nǔu)
- (informal, figuratively) rathole: cramped and squalid place, room, etc.