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ตาเถรตก! dtaaM thaehnR dtohkL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ตา-เถน-ตก |
IPA | taː tʰěːn tòk |
Royal Thai General System | ta then tok |
[interjection, colloquial] | |||
definition | [exclamation, used mostly by old women when dropping something on the floor or when startled or surprised] | ||
categories | |||
components | ตา | dtaaM | eye |
เถร | thaehnR | a venerable Buddhist monk who has been in the monkhood for ten years or over | |
ตก | dtohkL | to fall; to drop or pour down; to fail | |
example | ตาเถรตกใต้ถุน! | dtaaM thaehnR dtohkL dtaiF thoonR | [exclamation, used mostly by old women when dropping something on the floor or when startled or surprised] |