แก้วลืมคอน

Thai

Etymology

แก้ว (gɛ̂ɛo, “parrot”) +‎ ลืม (lʉʉm, “to forget”) +‎ คอน (kɔɔn, “roost”); literally “a parrot that forgets its roost”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แก้วลืมคอน æ k ˆ w l ụ̄ m g ɒ n
Phonemic		แก้ว-ลืม-คอน æ k ˆ w – l ụ̄ m – g ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	gɛ̂ɛo-lʉʉm-kɔɔn
	Royal Institute	kaeo-luem-khon
(standard) IPA(key)		/kɛːw˥˩.lɯːm˧.kʰɔːn˧/(R)

Noun

แก้วลืมคอน • (gɛ̂ɛo-lʉʉm-kɔɔn)

1. (idiomatic) A person who forgets his home or family in a rural area after living in an urban area.

References

• Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 3. Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. Page 12.