หุ่นเชิด
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From หุ่น (hùn, “figure”) + เชิด (chə̂ət, “to raise; to lift”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | หุ่นเชิด h u ˋ n e d͡ʑ i ɗ | |
Phonemic | หุ่น-เชิด h u ˋ n – e d͡ʑ i ɗ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | hùn-chə̂ət |
Royal Institute | hun-choet | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /hun˨˩.t͡ɕʰɤːt̚˥˩/(R) |
Noun
[edit]หุ่นเชิด • (hùn-chə̂ət) (classifier ตัว)
- manipulated figure, as puppet, marionette, etc.
- (figurative) someone manipulated by another: puppet, sock puppet, nominee, etc.