ฟันธง
Thai
a referee uses a flag to signal a declaration at a sports competition
Etymology
ฟัน (fan, “to strike down (with)”) + ธง (tong, “banner; flag”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ฟันธง v ạ n dʰ ŋ | |
| Phonemic | ฟัน-ทง v ạ n – d ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | fan-tong |
| Royal Institute | fan-thong | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /fan˧.tʰoŋ˧/ | |
Verb
ฟันธง • (fan-tong) (abstract noun การฟันธง)
- (idiomatic) to affirm, to confirm; to give a conclusive decision, to make a clear determination, to make a decisive ruling.