นั่งเทียน

Thai

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Etymology

From นั่ง (nâng, “to sit”) +‎ เทียน (tiian, “candle”); literally "to sit [with/on] candle(s)".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		นั่งเทียน n ạ ˋ ŋ e d ī y n
Phonemic		นั่ง-เทียน n ạ ˋ ŋ – e d ī y n
Romanization	Paiboon	nâng-tiian
	Royal Institute	nang-thian
(standard) IPA(key)		/naŋ˥˩.tʰia̯n˧/(R)

Verb

นั่งเทียน • (nâng-tiian) (abstract noun การนั่งเทียน)

1. to perform a divination by sitting in front of a bowl of water and interpreting drops of melted candles that fall onto the water.
2. (slang, derogatory, used of information, data, news, etc) to assume; to groundlessly assert or claim; to forge, to invent, to make up.
3. (slang) to perform a sexual activity through a position in which a person sits on top of another person's penis or on top of a dildo or the like.