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| คำผวน khamM phuaanR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คำ-ผวน |
| IPA | kʰam pʰǔːan |
| Royal Thai General System | kham phuan |
| [noun, phrase, colloquial] | |||
| definition | inversely combined word or vowel relocation technique, the Thai pun technique in which a word is reversed and re-combined. The pronunciation will change but it will connote the same hidden meaning. Almost like the "Pig Latin" technique. | ||
| notes | e.g. ตาราง n. a table, cell, prison ตางรา — the original vowels are reversed. The new word appears nonsensical but contains a hidden meaning of the original word ตาราง. More examples: สีแดง becomes แสงดี; หมายตา becomes หมาตาย. | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  คำ  | khamM | word; term; discourse |
| ผวน | phuaanR | to shift or fluctuate | |
| related words | ดอกทอง | daawkL thaawngM | [an extremely vulgar insult] [is] promiscuous (woman or harlot) |
| ดองถอก | daawngM thaawkL | [the inversely combined word of ดอกทอง] | |
| อีดอก | eeM daawkL | [short for the extremely vulgar insult ดอกทอง, calling someone a prostitue or whore] | |
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