ตือ

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Northern Thai

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Verb

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

  1. tie
  2. hold

Thai

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Teochew (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

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Orthographic/Phonemicตือ
t ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboondtʉʉ
Royal Institutetue
(standard) IPA(key)/tɯː˧/(R)

Noun

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ตือ (dtʉʉ)

  1. (slang and derogatory) an obese male.

Synonyms

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