ตีขลุม

Thai

Etymology

Uncertain. By surface analysis, ตี (dtii, to hit; to beat) +‎ ขลุม (klǔm, bit (bridle mouthpiece)).

Pronunciation

Orthographicตีขลุม
t ī kʰ l u m
Phonemic
ตี-ขฺลุม
t ī – kʰ ̥ l u m
RomanizationPaiboondtii-klǔm
Royal Instituteti-khlum
(standard) IPA(key)/tiː˧.kʰlum˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ตีขลุม • (dtii-klǔm) (abstract noun การตีขลุม)

  1. (idiomatic, ambitransitive) to claim (to assert one's right (to); to assert or maintain as a fact)