ขุนค้อน

Thai

Etymology

From ขุน (kǔn, “chief; lord; master; etc.”) +‎ ค้อน (kɔ́ɔn, “gavel”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ขุนค้อน kʰ u n g ˆ ɒ n
Phonemic		ขุน-ค้อน kʰ u n – g ˆ ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	kǔn-kɔ́ɔn
	Royal Institute	khun-khon
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰun˩˩˦.kʰɔːn˦˥/^(R)

Noun

ขุนค้อน • (kǔn-kɔ́ɔn)

(politics, slang) the chief of a legislature, as the speaker of a house of representatives, the president of a senate, etc.

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