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ยังเติร์ก yangM dteerkL | ![]() |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ยัง-เติก |
IPA | jaŋ tɤ̀ːk |
Royal Thai General System | yang toek |
[proper noun] | |||
definition | "Young Turk" [see notes] | ||
notes | A group of soldiers responsible for the April 1st 1981 coup, the Young Turks were increasingly frustrated by the military leadership, which they claim had allowed themselves to be subservient to the rotten political system just to live happily with benefits handed to them by (corrupt) politicians. | ||
components | ![]() ![]() | yangM | yet; since; not yet; still |
เติร์ก | dteerkL | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] Turk | |