ต่อมตง
Thai
Etymology
From corrupted pronunciation and reduction of ตอบตรง ๆ (dtɔ̀ɔp dtrong dtrong, “to answer frankly”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ต่อมตง t ˋ ɒ m t ŋ | |
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | ต็่อม-ตง t ˘ ˋ ɒ m – t ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtɔ̀m-dtong |
| Royal Institute | tom-tong | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tɔm˨˩.toŋ˧/(R) | |
Phrase
ต่อมตง • (dtɔ̀m-dtong)
- (Internet slang, childish) to tell the truth.
Related terms
Related terms
- ถ่ามตง (“to ask frankly”)
- บ่องตง (bɔ̀ng-dtong, “to speak frankly”)