Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ตก (dtòk, to fall) +‎ ฟาก (fâak, bamboo mat), literally to fall on a bamboo mat.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicตกฟาก
t k f ā k
Phonemic
ตก-ฟาก
t k – f ā k
RomanizationPaiboondtòk-fâak
Royal Institutetok-fak
(standard) IPA(key)/tok̚˨˩.faːk̚˥˩/(R)

Verb edit

ตกฟาก (dtòk-fâak) (abstract noun การตกฟาก)

  1. (idiomatic, of a child) to be born; to be given birth; to be delivered.

Derived terms edit