อากู๋

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicอากู๋
ɒākūˇ
Phonemicอา-กู๋
ɒākūˇ
RomanizationPaiboonaa-gǔu
Royal Institutea-ku
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaː˧.kuː˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Min Nan 阿舅 (a-kū, “maternal uncle”).

Noun

อากู๋ (aa-gǔu)

  1. (colloquial) maternal uncle.

Etymology 2

Mocking the term อากู๋ (aa-gǔu, maternal uncle), with the first syllable, aa, from Chinese (a, “a term of familiarity prefixed to a person's name”), and the second syllable, gǔu, being a playful imitation of the first syllable of English Google.

Proper noun

อากู๋ (aa-gǔu)

  1. (Internet slang and humorous) Google.

Synonyms

References

  • Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). Pót-jà-naa-nú-grom Kam Mài Lêm Sǎam Chà-bàp Râat-chá-ban-dìt-dtà-yá-sà-tǎan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๓ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 3]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 127.
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