สนตะพาย
Thai
Etymology
From สน (sǒn, “to pass a thread (through)”) + ตะพาย (“nasal septum (of a bovine)”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | สนตะพาย s n t a b ā y | |
| Phonemic | สน-ตะ-พาย s n – t a – b ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǒn-dtà-paai |
| Royal Institute | son-ta-phai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /son˩˩˦.ta˨˩.pʰaːj˧/(R) | |
Noun
สนตะพาย • (sǒn-dtà-paai)
- (usually of a bovine) to loop a piece of rope through the nasal septum or through a nose ring attached thereto.
- (of a human, slang, sometimes offensive) to perform or undergo nose piercing (especially for wearing a nose ring).
- (slang, idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) to lead by the nose.