หายหัว

Thai

Etymology

From หาย (hǎai, “to lose”) +‎ หัว (hǔua, “head”).

Pronunciation
Orthographicหายหัว
h ā y h ạ w
Phonemic
หาย-หัว
h ā y – h ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonhǎai-hǔua
Royal Institutehai-hua
(standard) IPA(key)/haːj˩˩˦.hua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

หายหัว • (hǎai-hǔua) (abstract noun การหายหัว)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar, sometimes derogatory and offensive) to disappear or be absent for a long time; to be gone for good.
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar, sometimes derogatory and offensive) to avoid meeting or being seen by someone; to escape the sight of someone; to make oneself lost.
  • หายตัว (literally “to lose body”)
  • หายหน้า (literally “to lose face”)
  • หายหน้าหายตา (literally “to lose face, lose eye”)
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