แหกขี้ตา

Thai

Etymology

From แหก (hɛ̀ɛk, to break apart; to pull apart; etc) +‎ ขี้ตา (kîi-dtaa, eye booger; sleep).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแหกขี้ตา
æ h k kʰ ī ˆ t ā
Phonemic
แหก-ขี้-ตา
æ h k – kʰ ī ˆ – t ā
RomanizationPaiboonhɛ̀ɛk-kîi-dtaa
Royal Institutehaek-khi-ta
(standard) IPA(key)/hɛːk̚˨˩.kʰiː˥˩.taː˧/(R)

Verb

แหกขี้ตา • (hɛ̀ɛk-kîi-dtaa) (abstract noun การแหกขี้ตา)

  1. (slang and vulgar, idiomatic) to wake up or force oneself to wake up, especially when it is the time that one should sleep or it is so early or earlier than usual.
  • แหกขี้หูขี้ตา