ฝรั่งขี้นก

Thai

Etymology

From ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “guava; Westerner”) +‎ ขี้นก (“bird droppings; bird shit”); a play on the dual meaning of ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฝรั่งขี้นก v r ạ ˋ ŋ kʰ ī ˆ n k
Phonemic		ฝะ-หฺรั่ง-ขี้-นก v a – h ̥ r ạ ˋ ŋ – kʰ ī ˆ – n k
Romanization	Paiboon	fà-ràng-kîi-nók
	Royal Institute	fa-rang-khi-nok
(standard) IPA(key)		/fa˨˩.raŋ˨˩.kʰiː˥˩.nok̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

ฝรั่งขี้นก • (fà-ràng-kîi-nók)

1. a kind of red-fleshed guava.
2. (figurative) Thai person who puts on airs as if he/she is a Westerner; Thai banana; fake Westerner.
3. (figurative) stingy or low-class farang.