บุหรี่

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Etymology[edit]

Probably from Classical Persian بوری (būrī, hunting horn; point (of a nail)) as Persia was the first nation which exported tobacco to Siam and the old cigarette was wrapped with leaves in a pointed shape.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicบุหรี่
ɓ u h r ī ˋ
Phonemic
บุ-หฺรี่
ɓ u – h ̥ r ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonbù-rìi
Royal Institutebu-ri
(standard) IPA(key)/bu˨˩.riː˨˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

บุหรี่ (bù-rìi) (classifier มวน)

  1. tobacco; cigarette.

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