ตักน้ำใส่กะโหลกชะโงกดูเงา
Thai
Etymology
ตัก (dtàk, “to scoop”) + น้ำ (náam, “water”) + ใส่ (sài, “into”) + กะโหลก (gà-lòok, “(coconut) shell”) + ชะโงก (“to crane forwards”) + ดู (duu, “to look; to see; to watch”) + เงา (ngao, “reflection”); literally "scoop water into a shell and crane forwards to see your reflection in there".
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ตักน้ำใส่กะโหลกชะโงกดูเงา t ạ k n ˆ å au s ˋ k a o h l k d͡ʑ a o ŋ k ɗ ū e ŋ ā | |
| Phonemic | ตัก-น้าม-ไส่-กะ-โหฺลก-ชะ-โงก-ดู-เงา t ạ k – n ˆ ā m – ai s ˋ – k a – o h ̥ l k – d͡ʑ a – o ŋ k – ɗ ū – e ŋ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtàk-náam-sài-gà-lòok-chá-ngôok-duu-ngao |
| Royal Institute | tak-nam-sai-ka-lok-cha-ngok-du-ngao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tak̚˨˩.naːm˦˥.saj˨˩.ka˨˩.loːk̚˨˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.ŋoːk̚˥˩.duː˧.ŋaw˧/(R) | |
Verb
ตักน้ำใส่กะโหลกชะโงกดูเงา • (dtàk-náam-sài-gà-lòok-chá-ngôok-duu-ngao) (abstract noun การตักน้ำใส่กะโหลกชะโงกดูเงา)
- (idiomatic and derogatory) to know one's place.
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