คาหนังคาเขา
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From คา (kaa, “still (in, at, with, etc)”) + หนัง (nǎng, “skin”) + คา (kaa, “idem”) + เขา (kǎo, “horn”); literally "still with skin, still with horns"; describing a person who steals a beast of burden and is caught with the animal's skin and horns in possession.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | คาหนังคาเขา g ā h n ạ ŋ g ā e kʰ ā | |
| Phonemic | คา-หฺนัง-คา-เขา g ā – h ̥ n ạ ŋ – g ā – e kʰ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kaa-nǎng-kaa-kǎo |
| Royal Institute | kha-nang-kha-khao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰaː˧.naŋ˩˩˦.kʰaː˧.kʰaw˩˩˦/(R) | |
Adjective
[edit]คาหนังคาเขา • (kaa-nǎng-kaa-kǎo)
- (idiomatic, of a wrongdoing) red-handed.