ขี้เรื้อน

Thai

Etymology

From ขี้ (kîi, used as a prefix to indicate an unfavourable tendency or condition) +‎ เรื้อน (rʉ́ʉan, “leprosy”).

Pronunciation
Orthographicขี้เรื้อน
kʰ ī ˆ e r ụ̄ ˆ ɒ n
Phonemic
คี่-เรื้อน
g ī ˋ – e r ụ̄ ˆ ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonkîi-rʉ́ʉan
Royal Institutekhi-ruean
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰiː˥˩.rɯa̯n˦˥/(R)

Noun

ขี้เรื้อน • (kîi-rʉ́ʉan)

  1. (pathology) canine leprosy.

Adjective

ขี้เรื้อน • (kîi-rʉ́ʉan) (abstract noun ความขี้เรื้อน)

  1. (pathology, of a canine, can be considered derogatory or offensive if applied to a human) affected by leprosy.
  2. (slang, derogatory, offensive) worthless, no-good, good-for-nothing; low, base, mean, inferior.
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