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˦˥/ | |
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.