Thai edit

Etymology edit

From นอน (nɔɔn, to lie) +‎ มา (maa, to come (in); in; towards (the speaker's direction); etc); literally "to lie in" or "to come in lying [down]".

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicนอนมา
n ɒ n m ā
Phonemic
นอน-มา
n ɒ n – m ā
RomanizationPaiboonnɔɔn-maa
Royal Institutenon-ma
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔːn˧.maː˧/(R)

Verb edit

นอนมา (nɔɔn-maa)

  1. (slang, humorous) to gain victory or success easily; to not have to do much or struggle in order to win or succeed.