จูงจมูก

Thai

Cow's nose ring

Etymology

จูง (juung, “to tow”) +‎ จมูก (jà-mùuk, “nose”), referring to an act of pulling a water buffalo, the representation of stupidity in the Thai culture, along by the rope attached to its nose or nose ring.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จูงจมูก t͡ɕ ū ŋ t͡ɕ m ū k
Phonemic		จูง-จะ-หฺมูก t͡ɕ ū ŋ – t͡ɕ a – h ̥ m ū k
Romanization	Paiboon	juung-jà-mùuk
	Royal Institute	chung-cha-muk
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕuːŋ˧.t͡ɕa˨˩.muːk̚˨˩/

Verb

จูงจมูก • (juung-jà-mùuk) (abstract noun การจูงจมูก)

(idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) to lead by the nose: to influence, to dominate, to control.

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