จงอางหวงไข่

Thai

Etymology

Compound of จงอาง (jong-aang, king cobra) +‎ หวง (hǔuang, to be possessive of) +‎ ไข่ (kài, eggs), literally king cobra being possessive of its eggs.

Pronunciation

Orthographicจงอางหวงไข่
t͡ɕ ŋ ɒ ā ŋ h w ŋ ai kʰ ˋ
Phonemic
จง-อาง-หวง-ไข่
t͡ɕ ŋ – ɒ ā ŋ – h w ŋ – ai kʰ ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonjong-aang-hǔuang-kài
Royal Institutechong-ang-huang-khai
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕoŋ˧.ʔaːŋ˧.hua̯ŋ˩˩˦.kʰaj˨˩/(R)

Noun

จงอางหวงไข่ • (jong-aang-hǔuang-kài)

  1. (idiomatic) one who is exceedingly possessive or protective of someone or something