น้ำตาจระเข้

Thai

Etymology

From น้ำตา (nám-dtaa, “tear”) +‎ จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, “crocodile”); possibly calque of English crocodile tear.

Pronunciation

Orthographicน้ำตาจระเข้
n ˆ å t ā t͡ɕ r a e kʰ ˆ
Phonemic
น้ำ-ตา-จอ-ระ-เข้
n ˆ å – t ā – t͡ɕ ɒ – r a – e kʰ ˆ
น้าม-ตา-จอ-ระ-เข้
n ˆ ā m – t ā – t͡ɕ ɒ – r a – e kʰ ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonnám-dtaa-jɔɔ-rá-kêenáam-dtaa-jɔɔ-rá-kêe
Royal Institutenam-ta-cho-ra-khenam-ta-cho-ra-khe
(standard) IPA(key)/nam˦˥.taː˧.t͡ɕɔː˧.ra˦˥.kʰeː˥˩/(R)/naːm˦˥.taː˧.t͡ɕɔː˧.ra˦˥.kʰeː˥˩/(R)

Noun

น้ำตาจระเข้

  1. (idiomatic) crocodile tear.
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