สิบแปดมงกุฎ

Thai

Etymology

สิบแปด (sìp-bpɛ̀ɛt, “eighteen”) +‎ มงกุฎ (mong-gùt, “monkey”); literally "eighteen monkeys", referring to the eighteen chief monkey soldiers of Prince Ram in the epic poem Rammakian.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สิบแปดมงกุฎ s i ɓ æ p ɗ m ŋ k u ᶑ
Phonemic		สิบ-แปด-มง-กุด s i ɓ – æ p ɗ – m ŋ – k u ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	sìp-bpɛ̀ɛt-mong-gùt
	Royal Institute	sip-paet-mong-kut
(standard) IPA^(key)		/sip̚˨˩.pɛːt̚˨˩.moŋ˧.kut̚˨˩/

Noun

สิบแปดมงกุฎ • (sìp-bpɛ̀ɛt-mong-gùt)

(idiomatic) conman; crook; fraud; swindler.

Related terms

โจรห้าร้อย (joon-hâa-rɔ́ɔi)