กอดเก้าอี้

Thai

Etymology

Compound of กอด (gɔ̀ɔt, to hug) +‎ เก้าอี้ (gâo-îi, chair), literally to hug the chair

Pronunciation

Orthographicกอดเก้าอี้
k ɒ ɗ e k ˆ ā ɒ ī ˆ
Phonemic
กอด-เก้า-อี้
k ɒ ɗ – e k ˆ ā – ɒ ī ˆ
RomanizationPaiboongɔ̀ɔt-gâo-îi
Royal Institutekot-kao-i
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔːt̚˨˩.kaw˥˩.ʔiː˥˩/(R)

Verb

กอดเก้าอี้ • (gɔ̀ɔt-gâo-îi)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to refuse to leave one's office or position; to refuse to resign