ตอแหล

Thai

Etymology

From Southern Thai ต่อแล่ (“Speak truth mix false”)

Pronunciation
Orthographicตอแหล
t ɒ æ h l
Phonemicตอ-แหฺล
t ɒ – æ h ̥ l
RomanizationPaiboondtɔɔ-lɛ̌ɛ
Royal Instituteto-lae
(standard) IPA(key)/tɔː˧.lɛː˩˩˦/

Verb

ตอแหล • (dtɔɔ-lɛ̌ɛ) (abstract noun การตอแหล or ความตอแหล)

  1. (offensive) to lie; to state falsely; to falsify; to exaggerate; to invent; to fabricate; to distort.
  2. (offensive) to be mealy-mouthed; to be insincere; to be deceitful; to be hypocritical.
  3. (affectionately used of a child, now rare) to be talkative.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • โกหกปลิ้นปล้อนกะล่อนตอแหล
  • ตอหลดตอแหล
  • ตอแหลแลนด์ (dtɔɔ-lɛ̌ɛ-lɛɛn)
  • แหล (hɛ̌ɛl)
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