เล็กพริกขี้หนู

Thai

Etymology

From เล็ก (lék, “small; tiny; young”) +‎ พริกขี้หนู (prík-kîi-nǔu, “bird's eye chili”).

Pronunciation
Orthographicเล็กพริกขี้หนู
e l ˘ k b r i k kʰ ī ˆ h n ū
Phonemicเล็ก-พฺริก-คี่-หฺนู
e l ˘ k – b ̥ r i k – g ī ˋ – h ̥ n ū
RomanizationPaiboonlék-prík-kîi-nǔu
Royal Institutelek-phrik-khi-nu
(standard) IPA(key)/lek̚˦˥.pʰrik̚˦˥.kʰiː˥˩.nuː˩˩˦/

Adjective

เล็กพริกขี้หนู • (lék-prík-kîi-nǔu) (abstract noun ความเล็กพริกขี้หนู)

  1. (idiomatic) small, tiny, or young, but surprisingly able, clever, wise, smart, harsh, severe, poisonous, or capable of causing widespread or serious destruction or impact.
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