รูหู

roo hŏo

Meanings

1NounB1

ear canal; ear opening

the opening and passage in the ear leading inward toward the eardrum

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisสำลีsăm-leeสำลีsăm-leecotton wool; absorbent cottonเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ลึกléukลึกléuk1deep into (time/period) [adv.]2low (pitch); deep (voice)3profound; intense4deepในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)รูหูroo hŏoรูหูroo hŏo1ear canal; ear opening2earlobe piercing holeเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward3to press/raise [prices, pressure, etc.]4happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)5move aside!; make way! (imperative)6darn; shoot (mild exclamation)ขี้หูkêe hŏoขี้หูkêe hŏoearwax; cerumenเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachแก้วหูgâew hŏoแก้วหูgâew hŏoeardrum; tympanic membrane
The doctor said not to insert cotton swabs deep into the ear canal because it may push earwax closer to the eardrum.
2NounB1

earlobe piercing hole

the small hole in the earlobe made for wearing earrings; a pierced ear hole

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เจาะรูjò rooเจาะรูjò roo[to] drill/make a holeหูhŏoหูhŏo1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ต่างหูdtàang hŏoต่างหูdtàang hŏoearringคู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; coupleแรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/period
I pierced my ears yesterday to wear my first pair of earrings.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รูruuรูruu1hole; opening2orifice; bodily opening3socket; receptacle (electrical/mechanical)4slot; loophole (figurative)5burrow; animal holePart 1
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หูhŏoหูhŏo1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)Part 2
รูหูroo hŏoรูหูroo hŏoear canal; ear opening