ยักษ์มักกะสัน

Thai

Etymology

From ยักษ์ (yák, yakṣa, a malevolent mythological creature) + มักกะสัน (Makassar); literally "yakṣa of Makassar", believed to originally refer to a group of Muslim refugees from Makassar who committed an unsuccessful coup, known as Makassar Insurrection, against King Narai of Ayutthaya in 2229 BE (1686/87 CE).

Pronunciation

Orthographicยักษ์มักกะสัน
ykʂʻmkkasn
Phonemicยัก-มัก-กะ-สัน
ykmkkasn
RomanizationPaiboonyák-mák-gà-sǎn
Royal Instituteyak-mak-ka-san
(standard) IPA(key)/jak̚˦˥.mak̚˦˥.ka˨˩.san˩˩˦/

Noun

ยักษ์มักกะสัน (yák-mák-gà-sǎn)

  1. (idiomatic) extremely cruel or ruthless person.
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