หน้าแตก
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From หน้า (nâa, “face”) + แตก (dtɛ̀ɛk, “to break into pieces; to shatter”); literally "face shattering" or "shattered face".
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | หน้าแตก h n ˆ ā æ t k | |
| Phonemic | น่า-แตก n ˋ ā – æ t k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | nâa-dtɛ̀ɛk |
| Royal Institute | na-taek | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /naː˥˩.tɛːk̚˨˩/(R) | |
Verb edit
หน้าแตก • (nâa-dtɛ̀ɛk)
- to lose face because of disappointment or of one's own mistake or fault.