ถีบตัว

Thai

Etymology

From ถีบ (tìip, “give a forceful shove with the foot”) +‎ ตัว (dtuua, “self”). Cognate with Lao ຖີບຕົວ (thīp tūa).

Pronunciation

Orthographicถีบตัว
tʰ ī ɓ t ạ w
Phonemic
ถีบ-ตัว
tʰ ī ɓ – t ạ w
RomanizationPaiboontìip-dtuua
Royal Institutethip-tua
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰiːp̚˨˩.tua̯˧/(R)

Verb

ถีบตัว • (tìip-dtuua) (abstract noun การถีบตัว)

  1. (intransitive) rise, soar
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) quickly improve one's status

Synonyms

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