ถีบตัว
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From ถีบ (tìip, “give a forceful shove with the foot”) + ตัว (dtuua, “self”). Cognate with Lao ຖີບຕົວ (thīp tūa).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ถีบตัว tʰ ī ɓ t ạ w | |
| Phonemic | ถีบ-ตัว tʰ ī ɓ – t ạ w | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tìip-dtuua |
| Royal Institute | thip-tua | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰiːp̚˨˩.tua̯˧/(R) | |
Verb edit
ถีบตัว • (tìip-dtuua) (abstract noun การถีบตัว)
- (intransitive) rise, soar
- (intransitive, figuratively) quickly improve one's status