กุ้งร้อยขา

Thai

Etymology

กุ้ง (gûng) +‎ ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi) +‎ ขา (kǎa); literally "hundred-legged prawn".

Pronunciation
Orthographicกุ้งร้อยขา
k u ˆ ŋ r ˆ ɒ y kʰ ā
Phonemic
กุ้ง-ร้อย-ขา
k u ˆ ŋ – r ˆ ɒ y – kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboongûng-rɔ́ɔi-kǎa
Royal Institutekung-roi-kha
(standard) IPA(key)/kuŋ˥˩.rɔːj˦˥.kʰaː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

กุ้งร้อยขา • (gûng-rɔ́ɔi-kǎa)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) a millipede.

References
  • Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 3. Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. Page 10.
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