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| หู huuR | ![]() |
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| 1. | หู | huuR | ear |
| 2. | หู | huuR | handle (e.g. of a cup or telephone) |
| 3. | ใบหู | baiM huuR | the external portion of the ear |
| 4. | คู่หู | khuuF huuR | [is] intimate; close |
| 5. | สนิทหู | saL nitL huuR | to sound good; sound plausible; sound reasonable |
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| Phonemic Thai | หู |
| IPA | hǔː |
| Royal Thai General System | hu |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | ear | ||
| classifier | ข้าง ![]() | khaangF | [numerical classifier for parts of the human body, shoe, side] |
| categories | |||
| synonym | กรรณ | ganM | ear |
| examples | ตุ้มหู![]() ![]() | dtoomF huuR | earring |
หูหนวก![]() ![]() | huuR nuaakL | [is] deaf | |
หูฟัง ![]() ![]() | huuR fangM | headphone(s) | |
ต่างหู![]() ![]() | dtaangL huuR | earring | |
ไม่กระดิกหู![]() | maiF graL dikL huuR | to know nothing about a subject; to be completely ignorant of something; to lack the slightest knowledge of | |
กรอกหู![]() | graawkL huuR | to talk towards one's ear; to talk to stuff one's ear | |
กกหู![]() | gohkL huuR | the base of the ear | |
คำพูดน่าเบื่อหู![]() ![]() | khamM phuutF naaF beuuaL huuR | language which is tedious and boring to the ear | |
เสียงหนวกหู![]() | siiangR nuaakL huuR | deafening noise | |
เส้นประสาทหู![]() | senF bpraL saatL huuR | auditory nerve | |
เย็นหู![]() ![]() | yenM huuR | [synesthesia] soothing to the ear | |
ลืมหูลืมตา![]() ![]() | leuumM huuR leuumM dtaaM | to have a look around | |
หูอื้อ![]() | huuR euuF | [has a] buzzing in the ears; [feels] temporarily deafened; tintinitis | |
หูตึง![]() | huuR dteungM | [is] hard of hearing; partially deaf | |
รื่นหู![]() | reuunF huuR | [is] euphonious; euphonic; euphonical | |
หูดี![]() | huuR deeM | to have good ears/hearing | |
หูฝาด![]() ![]() | huuR faatL | to hear things; to hear mistakenly, to mishear; acoustic or audio illusion | |
หนวกหู![]() ![]() | nuaakL huuR | to be disturbed by the noise or too much noise; to be deafening; to be noisy | |
บาดหู![]() | baatL huuR | to offend the ears | |
ไม้ควักหู![]() | maaiH khwakH huuR | earpick | |
ติดหู![]() | dtitL huuR | [of expressions, buzzwords, songs, etc] to have become popular and been used a lot | |
หูวิทยุ![]() | huuR witH thaH yooH | earphone | |
แก้วหู![]() | gaaeoF huuR | eardrum | |
หูเบา![]() | huuR baoM | [is] gullible; overly believing of what one hears; naïve | |
เข้าหู![]() | khaoF huuR | to hear; to have heard | |
เข้าหู![]() | khaoF huuR | [is] pleasant sounding | |
ชินหู![]() | chinM huuR | [is] familiar sounding | |
เล่นหูเล่นตา![]() | lenF huuR lenF dtaaM | to flirt with someone; make eyes at someone; wink at someone | |
คุ้นหู![]() | khoonH huuR | [is] familiar sounding | |
อ่อนหู![]() | aawnL huuR | [is] bored | |
อ่อนหู![]() | aawnL huuR | obey; comply | |
แปลกหู![]() ![]() | bplaaekL huuR | [is] strange-sounding | |
เอียงหู![]() | iiangM huuR | to turn (one's) ear toward | |
เป่าหู![]() ![]() | bpaoL huuR | to instigate; abet; incite | |
กระดิกหู![]() | graL dikL huuR | to wiggle or to perk up one’s ears to indicate interest (used with dogs) | |
กระดิกหู![]() | graL dikL huuR | to understand clearly; to know well (i.e. understanding a foreign langauge) | |
อุดหู![]() | ootL huuR | to block (up) (one's) ears; [i.e.] to wear earplugs | |
หูฉี่![]() | huuR cheeL | very; exorbitantly; utterly | |
เห็ดหูหนู![]() ![]() | hetL huuR nuuR | ear mushroom | |
เห็ดหูหนูขาว![]() ![]() | hetL huuR nuuR khaaoR | white jelly fungus | |
บ้องหู![]() | baawngF huuR | the opening of the ear | |
หนาหู![]() | naaR huuR | as heard broadly; persistently heard | |
หนาหูหนาตา![]() | naaR huuR naaR dtaaM | to grow thicker; [is] plentiful | |
สุดลูกหูลูกตา![]() | sootL luukF huuR luukF dtaaM | endless; far, far away; outermost; as far as the eye can see | |
แปลกหูแปลกตา![]() | bplaaekL huuR bplaaekL dtaaM | unusual; strange | |
หูผึ่ง![]() | huuR pheungL | to listen carefully; to get your interest; to peak your interest | |
เป็นหูเป็นตา![]() | bpenM huuR bpenM dtaaM | to look after things (for someone); act for | |
หูชั้นใน![]() | huuR chanH naiM | inner ear | |
หูชั้นกลาง![]() | huuR chanH glaangM | middle ear | |
หูชั้นนอก![]() | huuR chanH naawkF | outer ear | |
ไทหูกระต่าย![]() | thaiM huuR graL dtaaiL | bowtie | |
ไม่ลืมหูลืมตา![]() | maiF leuumM huuR leuumM dtaaM | heavily; greatly; deeply (fall in love) | |
แปร่งหู![]() | bpraengL huuR | discordant; jar on the ears; different from usual; not quite right; out of tune | |
แปร่งหู![]() | bpraengL huuR | to speak with a strange accent; jar on the ears | |
หูทวนลม![]() | huuR thuaanM lohmM | to turn a deaf ear toward; refuse to listen to | |
หูตาไว![]() | huuR dtaaM waiM | [is] aware of one's surroundings; informed | |
จอนหู![]() | jaawnM huuR | sideburns | |
ติดหู![]() | dtitL huuR | [of a song] [is] stuck in one's head; unable to stop hearing in one's mind | |
แสลงหู![]() | saL laaengR huuR | [is] unpleasant to hear; contrary to what one expects to hear | |
ฟังไม่ถูกใจหู![]() | fangM maiF thuukL jaiM huuR | [is] unpleasant to hear; contrary to what one expects to hear | |
ฟังไม่เพราะหู![]() | fangM maiF phrawH huuR | [is] unpleasant to hear; contrary to what one expects to hear | |
เปื้อนปากเปื้อนหู![]() | bpeuuanF bpaakL bpeuuanF huuR | to polute conversation; dirty one's thinking | |
ฟังหูไว้หู![]() | fangM huuR waiH huuR | to listen skeptically; reserve judgement; take with a grain of salt | |
เสียงอื้อในหู![]() | siiangR euuF naiM huuR | tintinitis; ringing in the ear | |
| sample sentences | |||
| as a suffix | ระคายหู | raH khaaiM huuR | [is] irritating to one's ear; harsh; noisy |
| ลืมหู | leuumM huuR | to hear | |
| 2.  [noun] | |||
| definition | handle (e.g. of a cup or telephone) | ||
| classifier | ข้าง ![]() | khaangF | [numerical classifier for parts of the human body, shoe, side] |
| examples | วางหู![]() ![]() | waangM huuR | hang up telephone |
หูฉลาม![]() ![]() | huuR chaL laamR | fin of a shark | |
หูโทรศัพท์![]() ![]() | huuR tho:hM raH sapL | telephone handpiece | |
ยกหู![]() | yohkH huuR | to pick up the telephone | |
| 3. ใบหู baiM huuR [noun] | |||
| definition | the external portion of the ear | ||
| sample sentence | ใบหูข้างหนึ่งของเขาแทนที่มันจะกางเป็นปกติ กลับตูบติดเชื่อมกับหนังศีรษะมาแต่กำเนิด ![]() baiM huuR khaangF neungL khaawngR khaoR thaaenM theeF manM jaL gaangM bpenM bpaL gaL dtiL glapL dtuupL dtitL cheuuamF gapL nangR seeR saL maaM dtaaeL gamM neertL "One of his ears, instead of sticking up normally, has been hanging down and connected to his scalp since he was born." | ||
| 4. คู่หู khuuF huuR | |||
| definition | [is] intimate; close | ||
| example | เพื่อนคู่หู![]() | pheuuanF khuuF huuR | close friend; intimate |
| 5. สนิทหู saL nitL huuR [verb] | |||
| definition | to sound good; sound plausible; sound reasonable | ||
| sample sentence | |||

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