ต่อมตง

Thai

Etymology

From corrupted pronunciation and reduction of ตอบตรง ๆ (dtɔ̀ɔp dtrong dtrong, “to answer frankly”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ต่อมตง t ˋ ɒ m t ŋ
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		ต็่อม-ตง t ˘ ˋ ɒ m – t ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtɔ̀m-dtong
	Royal Institute	tom-tong
(standard) IPA(key)		/tɔm˨˩.toŋ˧/(R)

Phrase

ต่อมตง • (dtɔ̀m-dtong)

1. (Internet slang, childish) to tell the truth.

Related terms

• ถ่ามตง (“to ask frankly”)
• บ่องตง (bɔ̀ng-dtong, “to speak frankly”)