The word "nuea" is a challenge to spell for many people, mainly because it is a word from the Thai language. In the Thai language, "nuea" is spelled as "หนวด" and it means "whiskers". The correct pronunciation of "nuea" is [nɯ́a], with the stress on the first syllable. The sound "n" is pronounced like the English "n", while "u" sounds like the "oo" in "too". The letter "e" is silent, and "a" is pronounced like the "a" in "father".