ไก่กา
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom ไก่ (gài, “fowl”) + กา (gaa, “crow”); literally "fowl [and] crow".
The first sense originated from a 1998 quiz show, Lun Laeo Ruai (ลุ้นแล้วรวย), in which the phrase จริงใจ (jing-jai, “sincere; truthful”) was used for "yes" and the present phrase was for "no".
Pronunciation
editOrthographic | ไก่กา ai k ˋ k ā | |
Phonemic | ไก่-กา ai k ˋ – k ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | gài-gaa |
Royal Institute | kai-ka | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kaj˨˩.kaː˧/(R) |
Adjective
editไก่กา • (gài-gaa) (abstract noun ความไก่กา)
- (slang, dated) insincere; untruthful; false.
- (slang, of quality, performance, etc) run-of-the-mill, ordinary; small, slight; inadequate, paltry; low, inferior.