หลังบ้าน

Thai

Etymology

หลัง (lǎng, “back; rear; behind”) +‎ บ้าน (bâan, “house”), literally “behind the house”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หลังบ้าน h l ạ ŋ ɓ ˆ ā n
Phonemic		หฺลัง-บ้าน h ̥ l ạ ŋ – ɓ ˆ ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	lǎng-bâan
	Royal Institute	lang-ban
(standard) IPA^(key)		/laŋ˩˩˦.baːn˥˩/

Noun

หลังบ้าน • (lǎng-bâan)

(colloquial) wife of a powerful politician or public officer.

References

Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2. Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. ISBN 978-616-7073-04-0. Page 134.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.