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จองกฐิน

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Thai

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Etymology

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From จอง (jɔɔng, to reserve) +‎ กฐิน (gà-tǐn, Kathina: Buddhist festival in which robes are presented to priests).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicจองกฐิน
t͡ɕ ɒ ŋ k ʈʰ i n
Phonemic
จอง-กะ-ถิน
t͡ɕ ɒ ŋ – k a – tʰ i n
RomanizationPaiboonjɔɔng-gà-tǐn
Royal Institutechong-ka-thin
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕɔːŋ˧.ka˨˩.tʰin˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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จองกฐิน (jɔɔng-gà-tǐn) (abstract noun การจองกฐิน)

  1. (Buddhism) to reserve a temple in order to host the presentation of Kathina robes thereat.
  2. (slang) to mark someone as a person whom one will deal with, harm, or take revenge upon in the future.