ลิ้นสองแฉก

Thai

FWOTD – 1 February 2019
snake's tongue

Etymology

From ลิ้น (lín, tongue) + สอง (sɔ̌ɔng, two) + แฉก (chɛ̀ɛk, fork); literally "two-forked tongue"; referring to the feature common to many kinds of reptiles. Compare Japanese 二枚舌; English forked tongue, speak with a forked tongue.

Pronunciation

Orthographicลิ้นสองแฉก
liˆnsɒŋæt͡ɕʰk
Phonemicลิ้น-สอง-แฉก
liˆnsɒŋæt͡ɕʰk
RomanizationPaiboonlín-sɔ̌ɔng-chɛ̀ɛk
Royal Institutelin-song-chaek
(standard) IPA(key)/lin˦˥.sɔːŋ˩˩˦.t͡ɕʰɛːk̚˨˩/

Adjective

ลิ้นสองแฉก (lín-sɔ̌ɔng-chɛ̀ɛk) (abstract noun ความลิ้นสองแฉก)

  1. (idiomatic) duplicitous; double-dealing.
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