ฟาดงวงฟาดงา

Thai

Etymology

From ฟาด (fâat, “to beat; to fling; to lash; to sway; to whip; etc.”) +‎ งวง (nguuang, “trunk”) +‎ ฟาด (fâat, “to beat; to fling; to lash; to sway; to whip; etc.”) +‎ งา (ngaa, “tusk”); literally "to sway one's trunk, to sway one's tusks" (describing a mad elephant).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฟาดงวงฟาดงา f ā ɗ ŋ w ŋ f ā ɗ ŋ ā
Phonemic		ฟาด-งวง-ฟาด-งา f ā ɗ – ŋ w ŋ – f ā ɗ – ŋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	fâat-nguuang-fâat-ngaa
	Royal Institute	fat-nguang-fat-nga
(standard) IPA(key)		/faːt̚˥˩.ŋua̯ŋ˧.faːt̚˥˩.ŋaː˧/(R)

Verb

ฟาดงวงฟาดงา • (fâat-nguuang-fâat-ngaa) (abstract noun การฟาดงวงฟาดงา)

1. to behave in a frenzied, out of control, or unrestrained manner.

References

• Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Photchananukrom Kham Mai Lem Song Chabap Ratchabandittayasathan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๒ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 89.