งักปุ๊กคุ้ง

Thai

Etymology

Possibly from Cantonese , the name of a character in the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

Pronunciation

Orthographicงักปุ๊กคุ้ง
ŋkpuˊkguˆŋ
Phonemicงัก-ปุ๊ก-คุ้ง
ŋkpuˊkguˆŋ
RomanizationPaiboonngák-bpúk-kúng
Royal Institutengak-puk-khung
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋak̚˦˥.puk̚˦˥.kʰuŋ˦˥/

Noun

งักปุ๊กคุ้ง (ngák-bpúk-kúng)

  1. (slang) a hypocrite.
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