แหกขี้ตา

Thai

Etymology

From แหก (hɛ̀ɛk, “to break apart; to pull apart; etc”) +‎ ขี้ตา (kîi-dtaa, “eye booger; sleep”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แหกขี้ตา æ h k kʰ ī ˆ t ā
Phonemic		แหก-ขี้-ตา æ h k – kʰ ī ˆ – t ā
Romanization	Paiboon	hɛ̀ɛk-kîi-dtaa
	Royal Institute	haek-khi-ta
(standard) IPA(key)		/hɛːk̚˨˩.kʰiː˥˩.taː˧/(R)

Verb

แหกขี้ตา • (hɛ̀ɛk-kîi-dtaa) (abstract noun การแหกขี้ตา)

1. (slang and vulgar, idiomatic) to wake up or force oneself to wake up, especially when it is the time that one should sleep or it is so early or earlier than usual.

Related terms

• แหกขี้หูขี้ตา