หางกะทิ

Thai

Etymology

From หาง (hǎang, “tail”) +‎ กะทิ (gà-tí, “coconut milk”), literally “coconut milk tail”, as opposed to หัวกะทิ (hǔua-gà-tí, literally “coconut milk head”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หางกะทิ h ā ŋ k a d i
Phonemic		หาง-กะ-ทิ h ā ŋ – k a – d i
Romanization	Paiboon	hǎang-gà-tí
	Royal Institute	hang-ka-thi
(standard) IPA(key)		/haːŋ˩˩˦.ka˨˩.tʰiʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

หางกะทิ

1. (cooking) thin coconut milk, coconut milk containing less amount of fat, often obtained from subsequent pressings of grated coconut.