เอางาน
Thai
Etymology
From เอา (ao, “to take; to accept; to receive; etc”) + งาน (ngaan, “work; business; etc”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เอางาน e ɒ ā ŋ ā n | |
| Phonemic | เอา-งาน e ɒ ā – ŋ ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ao-ngaan |
| Royal Institute | ao-ngan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaw˧.ŋaːn˧/ | |
Verb
เอางาน • (ao-ngaan) (abstract noun การเอางาน)
- to take something from a person of higher status by opening the palm of a hand, turning the palm upside with the little finger towards the ground, jerking the wrist once as a sign of respect, and receiving the thing with that hand.
External links
- A video showing the action