ขี่ม้าขาว

Thai

FWOTD – 4 November 2019

Etymology

From ขี่ (kìi, “to ride”) +‎ ม้า (máa, “horse”) +‎ ขาว (kǎao, “white”); literally "to ride a white horse".

Pronunciation

Orthographicขี่ม้าขาว
kʰ ī ˋ m ˆ ā kʰ ā w
Phonemic
ขี่-ม้า-ขาว
kʰ ī ˋ – m ˆ ā – kʰ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonkìi-máa-kǎao
Royal Institutekhi-ma-khao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰiː˨˩.maː˦˥.kʰaːw˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ขี่ม้าขาว • (kìi-máa-kǎao)

  1. (idiomatic) to be a heroic rescuer or saviour in a critical or difficult time.
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