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- Thai · calque ofไข่ลูกเขย
- English todayson-in-law egg
Calque of Thai ไข่ลูกเขย (khai luuk kheeuy), from ไข่ (khai, “egg”) + ลูกเขย (luuk kheeuy, “son-in-law”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A boiled egg that has been shelled and then deep-fried. Full definition →
Calque of Thai ไข่ลูกเขย (khai luuk kheeuy), from ไข่ (khai, “egg”) + ลูกเขย (luuk kheeuy, “son-in-law”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.