ตั้งไข่

Thai

Etymology

From ตั้ง (dtâng, “to set up; to place up”) +‎ ไข่ (kài, “egg”); literally "to set up an egg".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตั้งไข่ t ạ ˆ ŋ ai kʰ ˋ
Phonemic		ตั้ง-ไข่ t ạ ˆ ŋ – ai kʰ ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtâng-kài
	Royal Institute	tang-khai
(standard) IPA(key)		/taŋ˥˩.kʰaj˨˩/(R)

Verb

ตั้งไข่ • (dtâng-kài) (abstract noun การตั้งไข่)

1. (idiomatic) to teach (a toddler) to stand or walk.
2. (idiomatic) to begin to develop.