ตับแลบ

Thai

Etymology

From ตับ (dtàp, “liver”) +‎ แลบ (lɛ̂ɛp, “to jut; to protrude; to project”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตับแลบ t ạ ɓ æ l ɓ
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		ตับ-แลบ t ạ ɓ – æ l ɓ	ตับ-แล็่บ t ạ ɓ – æ l ˘ ˋ ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtàp-lɛ̂ɛp	dtàp-lɛ̂p
	Royal Institute	tap-laep	tap-laep
(standard) IPA(key)		/tap̚˨˩.lɛːp̚˥˩/(R)	/tap̚˨˩.lɛp̚˥˩/(R)

Adverb

ตับแลบ • (dtàp-lɛ̂ɛp)

1. (slang, used to describe exhaustion, weariness, or tiredness, idiomatic, hyperbolic) extremely; very; intolerably.

Adjective

ตับแลบ • (dtàp-lɛ̂ɛp)

1. (slang, idiomatic, hyperbolic) extremely exhausted; very weary; intolerably tired.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with ตับแตก (dtàp-dtɛ̀ɛk)

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