หิ่งห้อย

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Thai[edit]

a firefly emitting light
a horde of fireflies flying through a bamboo forest in Nagoya, Japan

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicหิ่งห้อย
h i ˋ ŋ h ˆ ɒ y
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
หิ่ง-ห็้อย
h i ˋ ŋ – h ˘ ˆ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonhìng-hɔ̂i
Royal Institutehing-hoi
(standard) IPA(key)/hiŋ˨˩.hɔj˥˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

หิ่งห้อย (hìng-hɔ̂i)

  1. firefly.

Synonyms[edit]