กินแกลบ

Thai

Etymology

From กิน (gin, “to eat”) +‎ แกลบ (glɛ̀ɛp, “rice hull”); literally "to eat rice hulls".

Pronunciation

Orthographicกินแกลบ
k i n æ k l ɓ
Phonemic
กิน-แกฺลบ
k i n – æ k ̥ l ɓ
RomanizationPaiboongin-glɛ̀ɛp
Royal Institutekin-klaep
(standard) IPA(key)/kin˧.klɛːp̚˨˩/(R)

Verb

กินแกลบ • (gin-glɛ̀ɛp)

  1. (idiomatic, figuratively referring to the situation in which a person has to consume rice hulls instead of actual rice) to be impoverished; to be in poverty.
  2. (idiomatic, obsolete, from the behaviour of pigs) to be idiotic; to be stupid; to be unintelligent.
  • กัดก้อนเกลือกิน
  • กินเกลือ
  • กินแกลบกินรำ
  • กินรำ
  • กินหญ้า (gin-yâa)
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