หิ่งห้อย

Thai

FWOTD – 2 May 2018
a firefly emitting light
a horde of fireflies flying through a bamboo forest in Nagoya, Japan

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Shan ႁိင်ႇႁွႆႈ (hìng hāui); Mandarin 螢火萤火 (yínghuǒ); Lao ຫິ່ງຫ້ອຍ, ຫິ່ງຫ້ອຽ, Tày hinh hỏi.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหิ่งห้อย
hiˋŋhˆɒy
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
หิ่ง-ห็้อย
hiˋŋh˘ˆɒy
RomanizationPaiboonhìng-hɔ̂i
Royal Institutehing-hoi
(standard) IPA(key)/hiŋ˨˩.hɔj˥˩/(R)

Noun

หิ่งห้อย • (hìng-hɔ̂i)

  1. firefly.

Synonyms

  • ทิ้งถ่วง
  • แมลงไฟ
  • แมลงแสง
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