ทุบหม้อข้าว

Thai

Etymology

From ทุบ (túp, to smash) + หม้อ (mɔ̂ɔ, pot) + ข้าว (kâao, rice); literally “to smash (one's own) rice pot”.

Pronunciation

Orthographicทุบหม้อข้าว
duɓhmˆɒˆāw
Phonemicทุบ-ม่อ-ข้าว
duɓmˋɒˆāw
RomanizationPaiboontúp-mɔ̂ɔ-kâao
Royal Institutethup-mo-khao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰup̚˦˥.mɔː˥˩.kʰaːw˥˩/

Verb

ทุบหม้อข้าว (túp-mɔ̂ɔ-kâao) (abstract noun การทุบหม้อข้าว)

  1. (idiomatic) to destroy (one's own) source of subsistence.
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