มอบตัว

Thai

Etymology

From มอบ (mɔ̂ɔp, “to give”) +‎ ตัว (dtuua, “body; self”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มอบตัว m ɒ ɓ t ạ w
Phonemic		มอบ-ตัว m ɒ ɓ – t ạ w
Romanization	Paiboon	mɔ̂ɔp-dtuua
	Royal Institute	mop-tua
(standard) IPA(key)		/mɔːp̚˥˩.tua̯˧/(R)

Verb

มอบตัว • (mɔ̂ɔp-dtuua) (abstract noun การมอบตัว)

1. to present (a child) to a school as its student, especially as part of orientation.
2. to give up (oneself or someone) to an authority as a criminal, suspect, or the like.