หอคอย

Thai

Etymology

From หอ (hɔ̌ɔ, “tower”) +‎ คอย (kɔɔi, “to watch”); perhaps calque of English watchtower.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หอคอย h ɒ g ɒ y
Phonemic		หอ-คอย h ɒ – g ɒ y
Romanization	Paiboon	hɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔi
	Royal Institute	ho-khoi
(standard) IPA^(key)		/hɔː˩˩˦.kʰɔːj˧/^(R)

Noun

หอคอย • (hɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔi) (classifier หอ or หลัง)

watchtower.

Anagrams

คอหอย (kɔɔ-hɔ̌i)

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