หมาไม่แดก

Thai

Etymology

From หมา (mǎa, “dog”) +‎ ไม่ (mâi, “not”) +‎ แดก (dɛ̀ɛk, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมาไม่แดก h m ā ai m ˋ æ ɗ k
Phonemic		หฺมา-ไม่-แดก h ̥ m ā – ai m ˋ – æ ɗ k
Romanization	Paiboon	mǎa-mâi-dɛ̀ɛk
	Royal Institute	ma-mai-daek
(standard) IPA^(key)		/maː˩˩˦.maj˥˩.dɛːk̚˨˩/^(R)

Adjective

หมา ไม่แดก • (mǎa-mâi-dɛ̀ɛk)

(idiomatic and vulgar) extremely undelicious; very unpleasant to the taste.

Usage notes

Generally used of food or edible things, but can humorously be applied to anything to describe its very unpleasant nature. For example:
- พูดจาหมาไม่แดก
  pûut-jaa mǎa-mâi-dɛ̀ɛk
  (literally) "to speak [in a manner that even] a dog can't eat"
  meaning "to speak very unpleasantly"
- หน้าตา หมาไม่แดก
  nâa-dtaa mǎa-mâi-dɛ̀ɛk
  (literally) "face and eyes [that even] a dog can't eat"
  meaning "very unpleasant facial appearance" or "very unpleasant facial expression"

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