กอดเก้าอี้

Thai

Etymology

From กอด (gɔ̀ɔt, “to embrace; to hug”) +‎ เก้าอี้ (gâo-îi, “chair”); literally "to hug (one's) chair".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กอดเก้าอี้ k ɒ ɗ e k ˆ ā ɒ ī ˆ
Phonemic		กอด-เก้า-อี้ k ɒ ɗ – e k ˆ ā – ɒ ī ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	gɔ̀ɔt-gâo-îi
	Royal Institute	kot-kao-i
(standard) IPA(key)		/kɔːt̚˨˩.kaw˥˩.ʔiː˥˩/(R)

Verb

กอดเก้าอี้ • (gɔ̀ɔt-gâo-îi)

1. (idiomatic) to refuse to leave one's office or position; to refuse to resign.