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กลับตาลปัตร

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Thai

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Buddhist monks holding talipot fans

Etymology

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กลับ (glàp, to return; to reverse; to turn (back, upside down, inside out, etc)) +‎ ตาลปัตร (dtaa-lá-bpàt, talipot fan (of a Buddhist monk)); literally "to turn a talipot fan".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicกลับตาลปัตร
k l ạ ɓ t ā l p ạ t r
Phonemic
กฺลับ-ตา-ละ-ปัด
k ̥ l ạ ɓ – t ā – l a – p ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonglàp-dtaa-lá-bpàt
Royal Instituteklap-ta-la-pat
(standard) IPA(key)/klap̚˨˩.taː˧.la˦˥.pat̚˨˩/(R)

Adjective

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กลับตาลปัตร (glàp-dtaa-lá-bpàt) (abstract noun ความกลับตาลปัตร)

  1. (idiomatic) topsy-turvy; turned upside down; changed, inverted, or reversed, especially in an unexpected or surprising manner.