ขี้โกงมะโรงมะเส็ง
Thai
Etymology
ขี้โกง (kîi-goong, “cheating; deceitful; fraudulent”) + มะโรง (má-roong, “dragon (zodiac)”) + มะเส็ง (má-sěng, “snake (zodiac)”).
The second and third stems, má-roong and má-sěng, have no special meaning here; they are just added to rhyme with the first stem, kîi-goong.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ขี้โกงมะโรงมะเส็ง kʰ ī ˆ o k ŋ m a o r ŋ m a e s ˘ ŋ | |
| Phonemic | ขี้-โกง-มะ-โรง-มะ-เส็ง kʰ ī ˆ – o k ŋ – m a – o r ŋ – m a – e s ˘ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kîi-goong-má-roong-má-sěng |
| Royal Institute | khi-kong-ma-rong-ma-seng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰiː˥˩.koːŋ˧.ma˦˥.roːŋ˧.ma˦˥.seŋ˩˩˦/(R) | |
Adjective
ขี้โกงมะโรงมะเส็ง • (kîi-goong-má-roong-má-sěng) (abstract noun ความขี้โกงมะโรงมะเส็ง)
- (childish) cheating; deceitful; fraudulent.
References
- Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). Photčhanānuktom kham mai lem sām chabap rātchabandittayasathān พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๓ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 3]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. Page 23.