เหลือขอ

Thai
an elephant-mounted mahout with a bullhook in his hand

Etymology

From เหลือ (lʉ̌ʉa, “to go beyond; to exceed”) +‎ ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ, “hook”); referring to the situation in which an elephant can no longer be handled with a bullhook.[1]

Pronunciation
Orthographicเหลือขอ
e h l ụ̄ ɒ kʰ ɒ
Phonemic
เหฺลือ-ขอ
e h ̥ l ụ̄ ɒ – kʰ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonlʉ̌ʉa-kɔ̌ɔ
Royal Instituteluea-kho
(standard) IPA(key)/lɯa̯˩˩˦.kʰɔː˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

เหลือขอ • (lʉ̌ʉa-kɔ̌ɔ) (abstract noun ความเหลือขอ)

  1. (idiomatic, often of a child) stubborn.[1]

References
  1. ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน (2012) สำนวนไทย ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน (in Thai), 2nd edition, กรุงเทพฯ: ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน, →ISBN, page 78
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