ฝรั่งขี้นก
Thai
Etymology
From ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “guava; Westerner”) + ขี้นก (“bird droppings; bird shit”); a play on the dual meaning of ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ฝรั่งขี้นก v r ạ ˋ ŋ kʰ ī ˆ n k | |
| Phonemic | ฝะ-หฺรั่ง-ขี้-นก v a – h ̥ r ạ ˋ ŋ – kʰ ī ˆ – n k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | fà-ràng-kîi-nók |
| Royal Institute | fa-rang-khi-nok | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /fa˨˩.raŋ˨˩.kʰiː˥˩.nok̚˦˥/ | |
Noun
ฝรั่งขี้นก • (fà-ràng-kîi-nók)
- a kind of red-fleshed guava.
- (figuratively) Thai person who puts on airs as if he/she is a Westerner; Thai banana; fake Westerner.
- (figuratively) stingy or low-class farang.