เจ้าชู้

Thai

Etymology

From เจ้า (jâao, “chief, lord, master; owner, possessor; expert, specialist”) +‎ ชู้ (chúu, “romantic relationship”).

Pronunciation
Orthographicเจ้าชู้
e t͡ɕ ˆ ā d͡ʑ ū ˆ
Phonemicเจ้า-ชู้
e t͡ɕ ˆ ā – d͡ʑ ū ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonjâo-chúu
Royal Institutechao-chu
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaw˥˩.t͡ɕʰuː˦˥/

Noun

เจ้าชู้ • (jâo-chúu)

  1. (irrespective of the sex) person who loves carrying on flirtations; person of carnal adventures; connoisseur of seduction.
  2. (botany) (หญ้า~) Mackie's pest: the grass Chrysopogon aciculatus of the family Poaceae.

Adjective

เจ้าชู้ • (jâo-chúu) (abstract noun ความเจ้าชู้)

  1. (of a person) loving or tending to carry on flirtations; engaging in or reputed for carnal adventures.
  2. (slang, of a body organ, such as an eye) sexy; seducing.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • เจ้าชู้ประตูดิน
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