กู่ไม่กลับ

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From กู่ (gùu, to call aloud; to cry aloud; to yield; to holler; etc) +‎ ไม่ (mâi, not) +‎ กลับ (glàp, back; to return); literally “[can]not be called back”.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicกู่ไม่กลับ
k ū ˋ ai m ˋ k l ạ ɓ
Phonemic
กู่-ไม่-กฺลับ
k ū ˋ – ai m ˋ – k ̥ l ạ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboongùu-mâi-glàp
Royal Instituteku-mai-klap
(standard) IPA(key)/kuː˨˩.maj˥˩.klap̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective edit

กู่ไม่กลับ (gùu-mâi-glàp) (abstract noun ความกู่ไม่กลับ)

  1. (idiomatic, of conduct, behaviour, condition, situation, or the like) far gone; extreme; unable to be stopped or held back; beyond reason or convention; beyond remedy or recovery.