ถือหาง
Thai
Etymology
From ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ, “to hold”) + หาง (hǎang, “tail”, referring to the tail of a cock in cockfighting).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ถือหาง tʰ ụ̄ ɒ h ā ŋ | |
| Phonemic | ถือ-หาง tʰ ụ̄ ɒ – h ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tʉ̌ʉ-hǎang |
| Royal Institute | thue-hang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰɯː˩˩˦.haːŋ˩˩˦/(R) | |
Verb
ถือหาง • (tʉ̌ʉ-hǎang) (abstract noun การถือหาง)
- (idiomatic, sarcastic, derogatory, offensive) to back; to support; to side (with).
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