แก้วตาดวงใจ

Thai

FWOTD – 11 April 2021

Etymology

From แก้วตา (gɛ̂ɛo-dtaa, crystalline lens, literally crystal of the eye) + ดวงใจ (duuang-jai, heart, literally orb of the heart); literally "crystal of the eye, orb of the heart".

Pronunciation

Orthographicแก้วตาดวงใจ
ækˆwtāɗwŋaut͡ɕ
Phonemic
แก้ว-ตา-ดวง-ไจ
ækˆwtāɗwŋait͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboongɛ̂ɛo-dtaa-duuang-jai
Royal Institutekaeo-ta-duang-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/kɛːw˥˩.taː˧.dua̯ŋ˧.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Noun

แก้วตาดวงใจ • (gɛ̂ɛo-dtaa-duuang-jai)

  1. (idiomatic) apple of someone's eye.
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