ต้มตุ๋น
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ต้ม (dtôm, “to boil”) + ตุ๋น (dtǔn, “to stew”); literally "to boil and stew".
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | ต้มตุ๋น t ˆ m t u ˇ n | |
Phonemic | ต้ม-ตุ๋น t ˆ m – t u ˇ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | dtôm-dtǔn |
Royal Institute | tom-tun | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tom˥˩.tun˩˩˦/(R) |
Verb
[edit]ต้มตุ๋น • (dtôm-dtǔn) (abstract noun การต้มตุ๋น)
- (idiomatic) to con; to swindle by means of a confidence game.
Derived terms
[edit]- นักต้มตุ๋น (nák-dtûm-dtǔn, “conman”)
Related terms
[edit]- ปอกลอก (bpɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̂ɔk, “to fleece”, literally “to peel and pare”)