ดาวเทียม

Thai

Etymology

From ดาว (daao, “star”) +‎ เทียม (tiiam, “artificial; deceptive; pseudo”). Cognate with Lao ດາວທຽມ (dāo thīam).

Pronunciation

Orthographicดาวเทียม
ɗ ā w e d ī y m
Phonemic
ดาว-เทียม
ɗ ā w – e d ī y m
RomanizationPaiboondaao-tiiam
Royal Institutedao-thiam
(standard) IPA(key)/daːw˧.tʰia̯m˧/(R)

Noun

ดาวเทียม • (daao-tiiam)

  1. satellite (man-made apparatus).
  2. (slang) effeminate man crowned as prom princess, as opposed to the actual female prom princess called ดาว (daao, “star”).
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