วัวลืมตีน

Thai

Etymology

From วัว (wuua, “cow; ox”) +‎ ลืม (lʉʉm, “to forget”) +‎ ตีน (dtiin, “foot”); literally "a cow that forgets its own feet".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วัวลืมตีน w ạ w l ụ̄ m t ī n
Phonemic		วัว-ลืม-ตีน w ạ w – l ụ̄ m – t ī n
Romanization	Paiboon	wuua-lʉʉm-dtiin
	Royal Institute	wua-luem-tin
(standard) IPA^(key)		/wua̯˧.lɯːm˧.tiːn˧/

Noun

วัวลืมตีน • (wuua-lʉʉm-dtiin)

(idiomatic and derogatory) a person who forgets or denies his background, or changes his attitude or behaviour into an unfavourable or unpleasant one, after acquiring a better status, condition, etc.

Usage notes

Sometimes used in combination with the expression คนลืมตัว (kon lʉʉm dtuua; literally "a person who forgets his own self"), as คนลืมตัว วัวลืมตีน (kon lʉʉm dtuua · wuua-lʉʉm-dtiin).