กะลาธิปไตย
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From กะลา (gà-laa, “coconut shell”) + อธิปไตย (à-tí-bpà-tai, “supremacy; sovereignty; etc.”); literally "coconut shell sovereignty".
The term is intended to mock the term ประชาธิปไตย (bprà-chaa-tí-bpà-dtai, “democracy”).
"Coconut shell" is based on the idiom กบในกะลา (gòp-nai-gà-laa, “someone who cannot or refuses to see the big picture because of being sheltered or close-minded”, literally “a frog under a coconut shell”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | กะลาธิปไตย k a l ā dʰ i p ai t y | |
| Phonemic | กะ-ลา-ทิ-ปะ-ไต k a – l ā – d i – p a – ai t | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gà-laa-tí-bpà-dtai |
| Royal Institute | ka-la-thi-pa-tai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ka˨˩.laː˧.tʰi˦˥.pa˨˩.taj˧/(R) | |
Proper noun
[edit]กะลาธิปไตย • (gà-laa-tí-bpà-dtai)
- (Internet slang, sarcastic, slang, humorous, vulgar) the administrative regime of Thailand, characterised by militarism, self-centeredness, ultraconservatism, ultranationalism, and ultraroyalism.