อากู๋

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อากู๋ ɒ ā k ū ˇ
Phonemic		อา-กู๋ ɒ ā – k ū ˇ
Romanization	Paiboon	aa-gǔu
	Royal Institute	a-ku
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔaː˧.kuː˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

อากู๋ • (aa-gǔu)

(colloquial) maternal uncle.

Etymology 2

Mocking the term อากู๋ (aa-gǔu, “maternal uncle”), with the first syllable, aa, from Chinese 阿 (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)

(Internet slang and humorous) Google.

Synonyms

กูเกิล (guu-gə̂ən)

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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