ถีบตัว
Thai
Etymology
From ถีบ (tìip, “give a forceful shove with the foot”) + ตัว (dtuua, “self”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ถีบตัว tʰ ī ɓ t ạ w | |
| Phonemic | ถีบ-ตัว tʰ ī ɓ – t ạ w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tìip-dtuua |
| Royal Institute | thip-tua | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰiːp̚˨˩.tua̯˧/ | |
Verb
ถีบตัว • (tìip-dtuua) (abstract noun การถีบตัว)
- (intransitive) rise, soar
- (intransitive, figuratively) quickly improve one's status
Synonyms
Synonyms
- เขยิบฐานะ
- ไต่เต้า (dtài-dtâo)