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| กลับหัวกลับหาง glapL huaaR glapL haangR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กฺลับ-หัว-กฺลับ-หาง |
| IPA | klàp hǔːa klàp hǎːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | klap hua klap hang |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] upside down; inverted | ||
| components | กลับ  | glapL | to reverse; change directions; turn out to be just the opposite |
 หัว | huaaR | head; brain; bulb; tuber | |
| กลับ | glapL | to reverse; change directions; turn out to be just the opposite | |
| หาง | haangR | tail | |
| related words | กลับตะเข็บ | glapL dtaL khepL | [is] inside out |
| กลับหน้ากลับหลัง | glapL naaF glapL langR | [is] reversed front to back | |
| 2. [adverb, phrase] | |||
| definition | backward; in an inverse manner; putting the cart before the horse | ||
| categories | |||
| components | กลับ | glapL | to reverse; change directions; turn out to be just the opposite |
| หัว | huaaR | head; brain; bulb; tuber | |
| กลับ | glapL | to reverse; change directions; turn out to be just the opposite | |
| หาง | haangR | tail | |
| sample sentence | คนไทยเรียนภาษาไทยกลับหัวกลับหาง คือเราเรียนที่จะเขียนให้ถูกหลักภาษาก่อน แล้วจึงอ่าน ก่อนพูดและฟัง khohnM thaiM riianM phaaM saaR thaiM glapL huaaR glapL haangR kheuuM raoM riianM theeF jaL khiianR haiF thuukL lakL phaaM saaR gaawnL laaeoH jeungM aanL gaawnL phuutF laeH fangM "Thais learn [their] Thai language backward: we learn to write correctly first, then we [learn] to read before we learn to speak and aurally comprehend." | ||
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