งมเข็มในมหาสมุทร
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From งม (ngom, “to grope (for)”) + เข็ม (kěm, “needle”) + ใน (nai, “in”) + มหาสมุทร (má-hǎa-sà-mùt, “ocean”), literally “to grope for a needle in the ocean”. Compare Chinese 海底摸針 / 海底摸针 (hǎidǐmōzhēn).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | งมเข็มในมหาสมุทร ŋ m e kʰ ˘ m au n m h ā s m u d r | |
| Phonemic | งม-เข็ม-ไน-มะ-หา-สะ-หฺมุด ŋ m – e kʰ ˘ m – ai n – m a – h ā – s a – h ̥ m u ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ngom-kěm-nai-má-hǎa-sà-mùt |
| Royal Institute | ngom-khem-nai-ma-ha-sa-mut | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ŋom˧.kʰem˩˩˦.naj˧.ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.sa˨˩.mut̚˨˩/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]งมเข็มในมหาสมุทร
- (idiomatic) to look for a needle in a haystack.