กินหญ้า

Thai

Etymology

กิน (gin, to eat) + หญ้า (yâa, grass); from the behaviour of water buffaloes, which represent stupidity in the Thai culture.

Pronunciation

Orthographicกินหญ้า
kinhɲˆā
Phonemicกิน-ย่า
kinyˋā
RomanizationPaiboongin-yâa
Royal Institutekin-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/kin˧.jaː˥˩/

Verb

กินหญ้า (gin-yâa) (abstract noun การกินหญ้า)

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) to be idiot; to be stupid; to be unintelligent.
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