ตีลังกา
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ตี (dtii, “to attack”) + ลังกา (“Laṅkā”, a mythological city in Rāmāyaṇa), literally “to attack Laṅkā”, influenced by the actions of the monkey soldiers of King Rāma when attacking the city of Laṅkā in the Hindu epic Rāmāyaṇa.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ตีลังกา t ī l ạ ŋ k ā | |
| Phonemic | ตี-ลัง-กา t ī – l ạ ŋ – k ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtii-lang-gaa |
| Royal Institute | ti-lang-ka | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tiː˧.laŋ˧.kaː˧/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]ตีลังกา • (dtii-lang-gaa) (abstract noun การตีลังกา)
- (intransitive) to cartwheel (all senses).